Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

YMS-437

• Motor Minesweeper:
• Displacement: 320 tons (full)
• Length: 136'
• Beam: 24'6"
• Draft: 6'1"
• Speed: 13 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 2 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 2 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 4 officers, 29 crew
• Diesel engines, twin screws, 500 h.p.
• Built at J.M. Martinac, Tacoma, Wash., and commissioned 25 July 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS YMS-437

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(As AMS-31 in 1947)

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