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PCS-1461


YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper: Laid down in 1943 by the Bellingham Marine Railway and Boatbuilding Co., Bellingham, WA; Delivered in February 1944; Damaged in collision 23 February 1945 off Iwo Jima; Damaged by friendly fire 28 February 1945 off Iwo Jima; Grounded 4 October 1945 during Typhoon off Okinawa; Lost in December 1945.

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, and two dcp; Propulsion diesel, two shafts.


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