Allied Warships

USS Refresh (AM 287)

Minesweeper of the Admirable class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAdmirable 
PennantAM 287 
Built byGeneral Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered2 May 1942 
Laid down22 Sep 1943 
Launched12 Apr 1944 
Commissioned10 Apr 1945 
End service9 Nov 1946 
History

Decommissioned 9 November 1946 at Subic Bay, Philippines
Transferred to the Republic of China 30 June 1948 and renamed Yung Chang (AM 51)
Struck from the Naval Register 13 July 1948
Yung Chang was sunk on 13 November 1965.

 

Commands listed for USS Refresh (AM 287)

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1William Lewis Turner, USNR10 Apr 1945

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