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John L. Sullivan (YAG-37)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - November - Lima
 NWNL
  • Laid down, 2 May 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1122), at Permanente Metals Corp. Yard 2, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 25 May 1943
  • Delivered, 7 June 1943 to the War Shipping Administration (WSA)
  • Laid up (date unknown) in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Acquired by the US Navy in 1957 and designated YAG-37
  • Converted to an experimental minesweeper:
    Hull filled with empty steel drums, intended to bump into mines and blast a path through a minefield.
    Existing propelling machinery removed and four turbo-prop aero engines were fitted on deck fore and aft for minor
    movements of the vessel
  • On completion of the tests these engines were removed and the ship was towed to Wilmington for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Placed out of service in1957-58
  • Struck From the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1958 at Wilmington, N.C.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,890 t.(lt) 11,600 t.(fl)
    Length 442'"
    Beam 57'
    Draft 30'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement 100
    Armament none
    Propulsion (as built) Willamette Iron & Steel Corp, Portland, OR. reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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