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Harry L. Glucksman (MSS 1)

Special Device Minesweeper: Laid down 18 March 1944 as SS Harry L. Glucksman, (MC type EC2-S-C1), under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull MCE 2445) by the 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; Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; Acquired by the Navy, 1 September 1970; Converted to a Special Device 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 the Maritime Administration for disposal; Scrapped in 1973 at Brownsville, TX.

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.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	71k	U.S. Navy photo		Joe Radigan, MACM, USN, Ret.
	114k	U.S. Navy photo from the April 1971 edition of All Hands magazine		Joe Radigan, MACM, USN, Ret.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Harry L. Glucksman (MSS-1).

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