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Dauntless

 

Bold; fearless; intrepid.

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The side-wheel steamer Dauntless was renamed Mignonette (q. v.) after her transfer to the Navy 30 September 1862.

 

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The first Dauntless (No. 1002), a motor boat, served in the 2d Naval District at Newport during World War I.