USS YMS-61

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
NameUSS YMS-61
Commissioned23 June 1942
Decommissioned19 June 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeYMS-1-class minesweeper
Displacement320 long tons (325 t)
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Propulsion2 × General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement32
Armament

USS YMS-61 was a United States Navy YMS-1-class auxiliary motor minesweeper during World War II. She was laid down 23 September 1941 by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co. She was commissioned on 23 June 1942.[1] Assigned to the Caribbean she operated in the former Netherlands Antilles. She was struck from the Naval Registry on 19 June 1946.

Citations

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  1. ^ "YMS-61". Retrieved 8 November 2013.