Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive

YMS-85



Call sign:
Nan - Uncle - Love - Item


YMS-85 served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union.
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 2 June 1941 by Henry C. Grebe and Co., Chicago, IL
  • Launched 19 March 1942
  • Completed 30 June 1942
  • Transferred to the Soviet Union 17 August 1945 and reclassified T-604
  • Assigned to the Pacific Fleet 31 August 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register 29 October 1946
  • Struck from the Soviet Navy list 25 June 1956
  • Sunk 28 June 1956 in the Sea of Japan in agreement with the United States.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 270 t.
  • Length 136'
  • Beam 24' 6"
  • Draft 8'
  • Speed 15 kts.
  • Complement 32
  • Armament: One 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 single reduction gear, two shafts.
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    No image of YMS-85 is available at this time
    Commanding Officers
    01LT F. A. Whittle, USNR1945
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    There is no DANFS history available for YMS-85
    Back To The Main Photo Index Back To the Mine Warfare Ship Photo Index Back To The Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster
    This page created and maintained by Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory) & Michael Mohl
    All Pages © 1996 - 2023, NavSource History, All rights reserved.