Allied Warships

USS YMS-56 (YMS-56)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantYMS-56 
Built byGibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down30 May 1941 
Launched6 Dec 1941 
Commissioned18 Mar 1942 
End service 
History

 

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Notable events involving YMS-56 include:


13 Dec 1943
USS YMS-56 picks up 8 survivors from the American tanker McDowell that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-516 about 30 miles north of Aruba in position 13°08'N, 70°02'W.


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