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YMS-243



Call sign:
Nan - Charlie - Xray - Yoke
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 1 June 1942 by the Tacoma Boat Building Co., Tacoma, WA
  • Launched 10 November 1942
  • Completed 19 May 1943
  • Struck from the Naval Register 21 January 1946 and destroyed.

    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.
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    Commanding Officers
    01LTJG E. R. Spencer, USNR1945
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS History currently available for YMS-243
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Naval Minewarfare Association
    Association of Minemen
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