USS YMS-107

YMS-107 was a wooden hulled yard minesweeper of the United States Navy built by the Burger Boat Co. in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Her construction was completed on 3 August 1942, and she was commissioned the same day.[1]

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
NameYMS-107
BuilderBurger Boat Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
Laid down13 May 1941
Launched28 March 1942
Commissioned3 Aug 1942
Decommissioned1945
Stricken20 March 1946
FateTransferred to the War Assets Administration in March 1948
General characteristics
Class and typeYMS-1-class minesweeper
Displacement320 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Propulsion2 x 880 bhp (660 kW) General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts.
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement33 officers and men
Armament
Aircraft carriednone

In September 1945, there was a collision between YMS-107 and the United States Army vessel FS-369.[2] YMS-107 was removed from the Naval Register on 20 March 1946, and was transferred to the War Assets Administration in March 1948.[3]

References

  1. "USS YMS-107 (YMS-107)". uboat.net. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. "Case Number 34669". National Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. "Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, YMS-107". NavSource Online. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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