The USS YMS-416 was a YMS-1 class minesweeper originally built for the United States Navy. After brief service during World War II, it was sold as a research ship and renamed Healys-1. Its fate was unknown for many years until it was discovered at the bottom of Lake Washington.

History
United States
NameUSS YMS-416
Laid down9 January 1944
Launched28 May 1944
Completed21 October 1944
Stricken7 February 1947
FateBurned and sunk in Lake Washington
General characteristics
Class and typeYMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement270 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed13 knots (24 km/h)
Complement50
Armament

History

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YMS-416 was laid down by the Stadium Yacht Basin Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, 9 January 1944 and launched 28 May 1944. Completed 21 October 1944, records are unclear as to what role it played in World War II. Along with other surplus vessels, it was sold after the end of the war. It was used as a research vessel and renamed Healys-1. After this, it disappeared from public record; its fate was unknown until a burned hulk previously referred to as YMS-1 at the bottom of Lake Washington was positively identified as the former USS YMS-416.

References

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  • Radigan, Joseph M. (2005). "YMS Class Minesweeper". NavSource.org. Retrieved 22 October 2009.