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YMS-148


YMS-148 served the Navies of Great Britian and South Korea.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper: Laid down, 8 June 1942 by the Western Boat Building Co., Tacoma, WA; Launched, 29 November 1942; Completed, 15 May 1943 and transferred to Great Britian as BYMS-2148; Returned to U. S. Navy, 10 November 1946; Transferred to South Korea, (date unknown) as YMS-516; Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1947; Struck a mine and sank, 18 October 1950 during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando, Wonsan harbor, Korea.

Specifications: Displacement 270 t.; Length 136'; Beam 24' 6"; Draft 8'; Speed 15 kts; Complement 32; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two 20mm, 2 dcp; Propulsion two General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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YMS-516 75k Republic of Korea minesweeper YMS-516 is blown up by a magnetic mine, during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando, Wonsan harbor, on 18 October 1950.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives.
U. S. Navy Photo 80-G-423625
Naval Historical Center
Redhead 83k Republic of Korea minesweeper YMS-516 sinking in Wonsan harbor, 18 October 1950, after she detonated a magnetic mine during sweeping operations west of Kalma Pando. USS Redhead (AMS-34) is just to the right of the sinking ship, rescuing survivors, as is another minesweeper to the left. Photographed from USS Merganser (AMS-26)..
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives.
US Navy Photo 80-G-443316
Naval Historical Center

There is no DANFS history available for YMS-148 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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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