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Sgt. Truman O. Olson (YMP-2)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Yard Mineplanter:

Laid down in 1947 as USAMP Sgt. Truman O. Olson, at New York Engineering Co.

Launched, date unknown, at Todd Atlantic, Charleston, S.C.

Delivered and acquired by the US Navy in 1949

Placed in service as Sgt. Truman O. Olson (YMP-2) at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA.

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, sold for commercial service, date unknown, renamed MV Miss Lynn

Specifications:
Displacement 288 t.(gross)
Length 127'
Beam 35'
Draft 8'
Complement unknown
Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
Armament none
Propulsiontwo 500hp Diesel engines
two Voith-Schneider cyclodal propellers - of captured German manufacture

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
164k	Sgt. Truman O. Olson (YMP-2) moored at NAB Little Creek in 1953 Photo courtesy Richard L. Howell.	Derick S. Hartshorn
245k	Sgt. Truman O. Olson (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
95k	Sgt. Truman O. Olson (YMP-2) underway, date and location unknown.	Ramon Jackson
103k	Sgt. Truman O. Olson (YMP-2) Voith-Schneider cyclodal propellers.	Ramon Jackson
106k	Navy Department David W. Taylor Model Basin Report "SGT. TRUMAN O. OLSON (YMP-2) EQUIPPED WITH VOITH-SCHNEIDER CYCLODAL PROPELLERS STANDARDIZATION TRIAL ANALYSIS AND MODEL RESISTANCE TEST RESULTS".	Ramon Jackson

There is no DANFS history available for Sgt. Truman O. Olson (YMP-2) at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Mineman Memories - YMP-2 Harbor Mine Planter
US Army Coast Artillery Corps. - Coastal Mine Planter Service

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