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YMS-100

Call sign:
November - Alpha - Echo - Bravo

YMS-100 served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

Laid down 15 July 1941 by the Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, OR

Launched 12 April 1942

Completed 20 June 1942

Transferred 17 August 1945 to the Soviet Union and reclassified T-602

Assigned to the Pacific Fleet 31 August 1945

Placed out of service 17 October 1955 and laid up

Struck from the Soviet Navy list 25 June 1956

Struck from the Naval Register 29 October 1956

Sunk between 28 - 30 June 1956 in the Sea of Japan in agreement with the United States.

Specifications:

Displacement 27 t.

Length 136'

Beam 24' 6"

Draft 6' 1"

Speed 13 kts.

Complement 33

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

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

Size	Image Description	Source
123k	12 April 1942 Astoria, OR Launching	Sadie Kennedy
288k	c. 1942 Astoria, OR
1368k	c. 1944 Mr. Ross, Commanding Officer

Commanding Officers
01	LTJG William H. Ross, USNR	1944 - 1945

Courtesy Joe Radigan

There is no DANFS history available for YMS-100

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