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YMS-172

YMS-172 served only in the British and Greek Navies.
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper: Laid down, 22 May 1942 by Henry C. Grebe and Co., Chicago, IL; Launched, 26 November 1942; Completed, 17 April 1943; Transferred to Great Britian, 28 April 1943; Returned to United States, 15 April 1946 and transferred to Greece as Kerkyra (M 208); Struck from the Naval Register, 8 September 1952. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 270 t.; Length 136'; Beam 24' 6"; Draft 8'; Speed 13 kts; Complement 50; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount; Propulsion two 880 shp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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