USS YMS-50 was a United States Navy YMS-1-class auxiliary motor minesweeper during World War II. Laid down on 16 July 1941 at Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp., Whitestone, Long Island, New York, she was launched on 6 June 1942 and commissioned on 3 August.[1] Assigned to the South West Pacific Area she was damaged by a dive bomber while covering the landings during the battle of Arawe, New Britain on 17 December 1943.[2] Later while covering the landings during the battle of Balikpapan, Borneo she struck a mine on 18 June 1945 at 01°18′S 116°49′E / 1.300°S 116.817°E / -1.300; 116.817 and was scuttled by the light cruiser Denver.

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
NameUSS YMS-50
BuilderWheeler Shipbuilding Corp, Whitestone, Long Island, New York
Laid down16 July 1941
Launched6 June 1942
Completed3 August 1942
FateSunk, 18 June 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeYMS-1-class minesweeper
Displacement320 long tons (325 t)
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Propulsion2 × General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement33
Armament

Citations

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  1. ^ "YMS-50". Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ Morison (1958), p. 377.

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