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YMS-91

Call sign:
Nan - William - Baker - How

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

Laid down 18 October 1941 by the South Coast Co., Newport Beach, CA

Launched 7 March 1942

Completed 21 August 1942 and commissioned USS YMS-91 and assigned to Mine Division 60 of the Pacific Fleet

Transferred to the War Shipping Administration in March 1948

Sold in 1949 to Dr. William Ballard, DVM, a Canadian Veterinarian of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and named Marabell

Sold in 1953 to the Royal Canadian Hydrographic Service

Placed out of service in 1969

Acquired in 1972 by Lacerte Holdings, Ltd. of Victoria, British Columbia

Acquired in 1979 by Marabell Charters, Ltd. of Victoria

Acquired in 1982 by Sealand of the Pacific, Ltd. of Victoria

Acquired in 2003 by Oak Bay Marina, Ltd. of Victoria

Acquired in 2016 by Dane Development, Ltd. of Courtenay, British Columbia

Fate unknown.

Specifications:

Displacement 270 t.

Length 136'

Beam 24' 6"

Draft 8'

Speed 15 kts.

Complement 32

Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20mm mounts, and two depth charge projectors

Propulsion: Two 880bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
	159k			MV Marabell Website

Commanding Officers
01	LTJG W. A. Hurst, USNR	1945

Courtesy Joe Radigan

There is no DANFS history available for YMS-91

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