Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

YMS-231 USS Firecrest

• 136' class Motor Minesweeper:
• Displacement: 286 tons
• Length: 136'
• Beam: 24'6"
• Draft: 8'
• Speed: 34
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 2 20mm, 2 DC tracks, 2 track ext, 2 DC projectors
• Complement:
• Diesel engines, twin screws 500 shaft hp
• Built at Frank L. Sample, Boothbay Harbor, Maine and commissioned 6 August 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Firecrest

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(As AM-10, 1952)

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