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YMS-75

YMS-75 served the Navies of the United States and the Soviet Union

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper:

Built by Weaver Brothers Shipyards, Orange, TX

Laid down, 22 July 1941

Launched, 26 May 1942

Completed, 22 February 1943

Transferred to the Soviet Union as T-590, 19 July 1945

Assigned to the Northern Pacific Fleet, 30 July 1945

Participated in the Yuzhno-Sakhalin, Japan offensive, 11 - 25 August 1945

Placed out of service and laid up, 01 September 1955

Struck from the Soviet Navy list, 25 June 1956

Sunk in the Tartar Strait in agreement with the United States between 28 - 30 June 1956

Struck from the Naval Register, 29 October 1956.

Specifications:

Displacement 270 tons

Length 136'

Beam 24' 6"

Draft 8'

Speed 15 knots

Complement 32

Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 20mm mounts, and two depth charge projectors

Propulsion: Two 880bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
111907501	145k	YMS-75 moored alongside a sister, date and location unknown.		Patrick Power
111907502	152k	YMS-75 in a wooden floating drydock, date and location unknown.		Patrick Power

There is no DANFS history available for YMS-75.

Additional Resources and Websites of Interest

Naval Minewarfare Association

Association of Minemen

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