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Lucid (AM 259)



Call sign:
Nan - George - Victor - Dog


Lance served the Navies of the United States and the Republic of China.
Admirable Class Minesweeper:

  • The first Lucid was laid down 20 February 1943 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH
  • Launched 5 June 1943
  • Commissioned USS Lucid (AM 259), 1 December 1943
  • Decommissioned 28 August 1945 at Miami, FL
  • Transferred to the Republic of China in February 1948 and renamed Yung Ting (AM 45)
  • Reclassified as a Survey Ship and renamed Yang Ming (AGS 362)
  • Permanently transferred to the Republic of China 12 March 1948 and struck from the Naval Register the same day
  • Decommissioned 1 July 1972 and struck from the Chinese Navy list
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 945 t.(fl)
  • Length 184' 6"
  • Beam 33'
  • Draft 9' 9"
  • Speed 14.8 kts.
  • Complement 104
  • Armament: One 3"/50 cal. dual purpose mount and two 40mm gun mount, six 20mm gun mounts, one depth charge projector (hedgehog), four depth charge projectors (K-guns) and two depth charge tracks
  • Propulsion: Two 1,710shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts.
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    American Ship Building
    110225510    		 2.29k The Lucid (AM-259) was built in the American Ship Building Company yards in Lorain, Ohio. Photo courtesy of theshipyards.com
    Yung Ming 50k Yung Ting (AM 45) Chinese Navy
    Commanding Officers
    01LT Charles Bulfinch, USNR1 December 1943
    02LT William George Dwinell, II, USNR23 September 1944 - 18 April 1945
    03LT Hugh Samuel Meredith, USNR18 April 1945 - 29 August 1945
    Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler, Ron Reeves and R. A. Moody
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