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YMS-156

YMS-156 served the Navies of Great Britian and The Netherlands.
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper: Laid down as YMS-156, 29 June 1942 by the Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, WI; Launched, 12 November 1942; Completed, 13 March 1943; Transferred to Great Britian, 26 March 1943; Returned to the United States, 10 April 1946 and loaned to The Netherlands as Texelstroom (MV 39); Returned to the United States, 27 July 1947; Struck from the Naval Register, 16 September 1947. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 270 t.; Length 136'; Beam 24' 6"; Draft 8'; Speed 15 kts; Complement 32; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two 20mm, two dcp; Propulsion two 1,000 shp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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