Laid down 31 October 1942 Decommissioned date unknown Fate sold, 1 October 1968 Construction started 31 October 1942 Length 42 m Displacement 244,900 kg | Commissioned 1 September 1947 Struck 1 October 1968 Beam 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) Launched 2 January 1943 Weight 274.3 tons Draft 2.4 m | |
USS Fulmar (AMS-47/YMS-193) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways.
Fulmar was laid down, 31 October 1942 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Co., Long Island, Greenport, New York; launched, 2 January 1943; completed, 28 June 1943; commissioned USS YMS-193; reclassified as a motor minesweeper and named Fulmar (AMS 47), 1 September 1947; and reclassified as a coastal minesweeper (Old), MSC(O)-47, 7 February 1955.
Fulmar was struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1968 and sold. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
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