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USS Flamingo (AMS-11)

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History
United States
NameUSS YMS-238
Builder
Laid down11 May 1942
Launched12 September 1942
Acquired23 November 1942
Commissioned23 November 1942
RenamedUSS Flamingo (AMS-11), 18 February 1947
Namesakethe flamingo bird
ReclassifiedMSC(O)-11, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 November 1959
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Displacement270 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement32
Armament

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Mount Hood". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. United States Navy. 13 December 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
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