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YMS-288



Call sign:
Nan - George - Sugar - Fox


YMS-288 served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 12 August 1942 by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, WA
  • Launched 28 November 1942
  • Completed, delivered and commissioned USS YMS-288, 19 March 1943
  • Transferred to the Soviet Union 17 August 1945 and reclassified T-600
  • Assigned to the Pacific Fleet 31 August 1945
  • Placed out of service 17 October 1955 and laid up
  • Sunk in the Sea of Japan between 28 - 30 June 1956 in agreement with the United States
  • Struck from the Naval Register 29 October 1956.

    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 800bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts.
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    Commanding Officers
    01LT J. R. Mackie, USNR1945
    02LTJG J. E. Killip, USNR1945
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS History currently available for YMS-288.
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