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YMP-1

Yard Mineplanter:

Built by Stowman Shipyards, Dorchester, NJ

Laid down as US Army Coastal Freighter FS-70, 1943

Converted on stocks to Junior Mineplanter, renamed JMP-70

Launched in 1943

Delivered to the US Army in May 1943, assigned to Portsmouth, NH, harbor defenses

Transferred by the US Navy, 30 December 1949

Placed in service as YMP-1, at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA, 1950

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, sold at auction, 1962 (bids opened 22 June)

Specifications:
Displacement 290 tons (fl)
Length 114'
Beam 27'
Draft 10'
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion diesel, 600 hp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
139k	*YMP-1* in the Chesapeake Bay, probably prior to 1953. Photo courtesy Richard L. Howlett.	Derick S. Hartshorn
245k	*YMP-2* and *YMP-1* (opposite side of pier) moored at NAB Little Creek, date unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine. October 1954.	Stan Svec
51k	*YMP-1* in the Chesapeake Bay, probably prior to 1956.	Derick S. Hartshorn
68k	*YMP-1* moored at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA. in March 1961. Photo by Bob McCarter.	Derick S. Hartshorn

There is no DANFS history available for YMP-1 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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