USS Crow (AMS-7)

	A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
Ordered	as YMS-215
Laid down	18 August 1942
Launched	22 February 1943
Completed	22 July 1943
Commissioned	date unknown
Decommissioned	date unknown
Stricken	1 November 1959
Fate	fate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement	320 tons
Length	136 ft (41 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Speed	13 knots
Complement	33
Armament	one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns

USS Crow (AMS-7/YMS-215) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Crow was constructed by Robert Jacob Inc., City Island, New York. She was laid down on 18 August 1942, launched on 22 February 1943, and was ready-for-sea on 22 July 1943.

YMS-215 was reclassified AMS-7 on 17 February 1947 and named Crow the following day.

Crow was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

Photo gallery of Crow at NavSource Naval History

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