auxiliary motor minesweeper

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• Auxiliary Motor Minesweepers (YMS) — were small yard class minesweepers commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service during World War II. The YMS proved so successful as a type that it eventually became the basis for the AMS class of Navy minesweeper. Contents 1 Origin of the YMS 2 The …   Wikipedia

• Motor minesweeper — A motor minesweeper is a small minesweeper, powered by an internal combustion engine, very often of wooden construction, designed to locate and destroy mines in coastal waters and harbours. Many navies have used such ships. The term might refer… …   Wikipedia

• Minesweeper (ship) — US Navy Admirable class minesweeper USS Pivot in the Gulf of Mexico for sea trials on 12 July 1944 A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in… …   Wikipedia

• Motor Torpedo Boat — MTBs returning from an anti E boat patrol, June 1944 Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the Royal Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy. The capitalised term is generally used for the Royal Navy (RN) boats and… …   Wikipedia

• Motor Gun Boat — MGB 81 in Beaulieu River MGB 81 in Beaulieu River …   Wikipedia

• YMS-1 class minesweeper — The YMS 1 class of auxiliary motor minesweepers was established with the laying down of YMS 1 on 4 March 1941.Characteristics of the class: Displacement 270 t.; Length 136 ; Beam 24 6 ; Draft 8 ; Speed 15 kts; Complement 32; Armament one single 3 …   Wikipedia

• Coastal minesweeper — is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea. Because of its small size usually less than 100 feet in length and construction wood as opposed to …   Wikipedia

• Destroyer minesweeper — was a designation given by the United States Navy to a series of destroyers that were converted into high speed ocean going minesweepers for service during World War II. The hull number for such a ship began DMS . Forty two ships were so… …   Wikipedia

• USS Barbet (AMS-41) — USS Barbet (AMS 41/YMS 45) was a YMS 1 class auxiliary motor minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing. YMS 45 was laid down on 20 June 1941 at Brooklyn,… …   Wikipedia

• USS Turkey (AMS-56) — USS Turkey (AMS 56/YMS 444) was a YMS 135 subclass of sclass|YMS 1|minesweeper|1s built for the United States Navy during World War II.History Turkey was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy laid down as YMS 444 on 16 November 1943 at… …   Wikipedia

• USS Brambling (AMS-42) — USS Brambling (AMS 42/YMS 109) was a sclass|YMS 1|auxiliary motor minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines from water that had been placed there to prevent ships from passing.The second ship to be named Brambling by… …   Wikipedia