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MSS-1 Harry L Glucksman


Liberty Ship (MC type EC2-S-C1); Laid down, 18 March 1944 as SS Harry L. Glucksman under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull MCE 2445) at Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp., Savannah, GA; Launched, 29 April 1944; Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 20 May 1944 and operated under contract by a commercial steamship company for the duration of the war; Returned to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown); Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; Acquired by the Navy, 1 September 1970; Converted to Special Minesweeper. Her hull was completely gutted and a shock hardened pilot house was fitted. Intended to sweep pressure mines by detonating them with pressure wave generated by her hull. She was intended for use in Vietnamese waters. Commissioned USS Harry L. Glucksman (MSS-1), 16 June 1969; Decommissioned, 15 March 1973; Returned to MARAD for disposal. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 4,023 t. (lt) 11,565 t.(fl); Length 441' 6"; Beam 56' 11"; Draft 28' 4"; Speed 10 kts; Complement nine; Armament none; Propulsion five outboard deck mounted diesels.
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Harry L Glucksman 71k US Navy photo Joseph M. Radigan, MACM, USN, Ret.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Harry L Glucksman (MSS-1) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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