Name USS YMS-418 Laid down 16 September 1943 Fate sold Launched 22 February 1944 Weight 274.3 tons | Builder Henry C. Grebe & Co. Struck 7 February 1947 Construction started 16 September 1943 Length 42 m | |
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Class and type YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers | ||
The YMS-418 was a YMS-1 class minesweeper which saw service in World War II. The hull was laid down 16 September 1943 by Henry C. Grebe and Co., Chicago, IL. It was launched 22 February 1944 It was struck from the Navy Register 7 February 1947 and sold 17 December 1947. According to deck logs stored at the National Archives in College Park Maryland, the ship's commanding officer was Lt. Victor A. Lang, executive officer Ensign Toivo John Hamalainen, gunnery officer Ensign J. J. Dennehy, Jr., engineering officer Ensign Bruce F. Kingsbury. Its fate is unknown.
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