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Implicit (AM 246)



Call sign:
Nan - Fox - Victor - Nan


Implicit served the Navies of the United States and the Republic of China.
Admirable Class Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 16 March 1943 by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, GA
  • Launched 6 September 1943
  • Commissioned USS Implicit (AM 246), 20 January 1944
  • Decommissioned 16 November 1946 at Subic Bay, Philippines
  • Transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Yung Chia (MSF 47), 15 June 1948
  • Decommissioned in August 1970 and struck from the Navy list
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 945 t. (fl)
  • Length 184' 6"
  • Beam 33'
  • Draft 9' 9"
  • Speed 14.8 kts.
  • Complement 104
  • Armament: One 3"/50 cal. dual purpose mount, one twin 40mm gun mount, six 20mm gun mounts, one depth charge projector (hedgehogs), four depth charge projectiles (K-guns), and two depth charge tracks
  • Propulsion: Two 1,710shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Yung Chia 31k Yung Chia (MSF 47)
    Chinese Navy photo    		 Chinese Navy
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR Henry Victor Brown, USNR20 January 1944 - 21 February 1945
    02LT Herschel Louis Wright, USNR21 February 1945 - 3 September 1945
    03LT Robert James Exter, USNR3 September 1945 - 10 December 1945
    04LTJG Richard Peter West, USNR19 March 1946 - 20 August 1946
    05LCDR Charles Donald Griffin, USNR20 August 1946 - 16 November 1946
    Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler, Ron Reeves and R. A. Moody
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