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YMS-33

Call sign: Nan - Baker - Oboe - Oboe

YMS-33 served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

Laid down 8 May 1941 by the C. Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co., Kingston, NY

Launched 8 October 1941

Completed 10 June 1942

Transferred to the Soviet Union 17 August 1945 and reclassified T-603

Assigned to the Pacific Fleet 31 August 1945

Placed out of service 1 September 1955 and laid up in reserve

Reclassified BRN-14, 27 February 1956

Struck from the Navy list 25 June 1956

Sunk in the Sea of Japan 28 June 1956 in agreement with the United States.

Specifications:

Displacement 270 t.

Length 136'

Beam 24' 6"

Draft 8'

Speed 15 kts.

Complement 32

Armament: One single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20mm mounts, and two depth charge projectors

Propulsion: Two 880bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt reduction gear, two shafts.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
	458k	c. 1945 Pearl Harbor, HI Crew photo Photo from MyHeritage website		Joe Radigan

Commanding Officers
01	LT J. W. Dowling, USNR	1945
02	LT L. M. Shine, Jr., USNR	1945

Courtesy Joe Radigan

There is no DANFS history available for YMS-33

Additional Resources and Websites of Interest

Naval Minewarfare Association

Association of Minemen

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