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YMS-91

Call sign:
Nan - William - Baker - How

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper: Laid down, 18 October 1941 by the South Coast Co., Newport Beach, CA; Launched, 7 March 1942; Completed, 21 August 1942; Commissioned USS YMS-91; Sold in 1948 to Dr. Ballard, a Canadian Veterinarian; Named Marabell; Sold again in 1953 to the Royal Canadian Hydrographic Service; Placed out of service in 1969; Since 1970 in use for fishing trips. She is operated by the Oak Bay Marine Group, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Specifications: Displacement 320 t.; Length 136'; Beam 24' 6"; Draft 6' 1"; Speed 13 kts; Complement 33; Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20mm, two dct, two dcp; 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
	159k	.		MV Marabell Web Site

There is no DANFS history available for YMS-91

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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