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Vindicator call sign (1948): Able - Xray - George - Item
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:
Laid down 10 October 1941 by J. H. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, WA
Launched 2 May 1942
Completed 30 October 1942
Grounded (thrown ashore in heavy weather) 10 January 1944 on the beach of Tanaga Island, Aleutian Islands, AK. She was patched up and refloated by a salvage party from the Coast Guard manned tug
Ute (ATF 76) assisted by some of the crew of YMS-127 on 13 January and towed to Adak Island. Later she sailed to Seattle, WA
Struck from the Naval Register 16 September 1944 as a constructive total loss, not worth repairing
Transferred to the War Shipping Administration in August 1945
Registered in 1947 to W. P. Lowman of Anacortes, WA as the fishing boat Vindicator
Registered in 1948 to Ray B. Lowman of Anacortes as the fishing boat Vindicator
Fate unknown.
Specifications:
Displacement 270 t.
1948 - 253 t.
Length 136'
1948 - 126.1'
Beam 24' 6"
1948 - 25'
Draft 6' 1"
1948 - 11.3'
Speed 13 kts.
Complement 33
1948 - Five
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.
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c. 1944 Olson and Winge Marine Works, Seattle, WA Five U. S. Army patrol rescue boats are shown at the dock, including the P-510, P-511, P-512 and >b>P-518, as well as the Navy minesweeper YMS-127 Photo by Ray Krantz