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YMS-449

Call sign:
November - Charlie - Uniform - Papa

ex-PCS-1398

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:: Laid down 5 June 1943 as PCS-1398 by the South Coast Co., Newport Beach, CA; Reclassified as an Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper, YMS-449, 27 September 1943; Launched, 29 February 1944; Completed and commissioned USS YMS-449, 7 July 1944; Struck from the Naval Register, 19 July 1946; Sold, 6 February 1947. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 320 t.; Length 136'; Beam 24' 6"; Draft 6' 1"; Speed 12 kts; Complement 33; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two 20mm, 2 dcp; Propulsion two 1,000shp diesel engines, two shafts.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	54k	15 July 1944 U.S. Navy photo		Hyperwar U.S. Navy in World War II

There is no DANFS history available for YMS-449.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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

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