Ordered as USS YMS-373 Commissioned 29 April 1944 Struck 1 January 1960 Launched 29 January 1944 Weight 218.5 tons Draft 3 m | Laid down 28 December 1942 Decommissioned date unknown Construction started 28 December 1942 Length 42 m Displacement 195,000 kg | |
Fate transferred to Brazil, 1960 | ||
USS Jackdaw (AMS-21/YMS-373) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for the jackdaw.
History
USS YMS-373 was constructed at the Weaver Shipyards, Orange, Texas. She was laid down 28 December 1942, launched 29 January 1944, and commissioned as USS YMS-373 on 29 April 1944.
On 18 February 1947 YMS-373 was reclassified as a minesweeper, USS Jackdaw (AMS-21).
Jackdaw was transferred in 1960 to Brazil, which named her Jurvá.
References
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