USS Flamingo (AMS-11)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Flamingo.
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS YMS-238 |
| Builder: |
Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio |
| Laid down: | 11 May 1942 |
| Launched: | 12 September 1942 |
| Acquired: | 23 November 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 23 November 1942 |
| Renamed: | USS Flamingo (AMS-11), 18 February 1947 |
| Namesake: | the flamingo bird |
| Reclassified: | MSC(O)-11, 7 February 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 270 tons |
| Length: | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 32 |
| Armament: | 1 × 3"/50 caliber dual purpose gun mount 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge projectors |
USS Flamingo (MSC(O)-11/AMS-11/YMS-238) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for the flamingo.
History
Flamingo was laid down as YMS-238 on 11 May 1942 by Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio; launched, 12 September 1942; completed and commissioned on 23 November 1942.
On 10 November 1944, YMS-238 was damaged when ammunition ship Mount Hood exploded in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island.[1]
YMS-238 was renamed and reclassified as USS Flamingo (AMS-11) on 18 February 1947. She was further reclassified as MSC(O)-11 on 7 February 1955.
Flamingo was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959. Her fate is unknown.
References
- ↑ "Mount Hood". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. United States Navy. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- Radigan, Joseph M. (2005). "Flamingo (MSC[O] 11), ex-AMS-11, ex-YMS-238". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Flamingo at NavSource Naval History
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