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Item
Title
D14056-7
Date(s)
- 1943-02 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YMS 241. During WWII, 561 "yard class minesweepers" were built at various yards. This one was constructed at Tacoma Boat Building, one of 35 yacht yards given a construction contract. The vessels were used to sweep for mines laid by enemy subs. The YMS 241 was completed in February of 1943. In July of 1945, it was transferred to the Soviet Union.
Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boats--1940-1950;