 A YMS-1-class minesweeper
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS YMS-201 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 28 August 1942 |
| Launched | 19 November 1942 |
| Completed | 24 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | Date unknown |
| Reclassified | AMS-6, 17 February 1947 |
| Renamed | Courser, 18 February 1947 |
| Namesake | Probably the courser bird |
| Reclassified | MSC(O)-6, 7 February 1955 |
| Decommissioned | Date unknown |
| Stricken | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers |
| Displacement | 270 t |
| Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament | |
USS Courser (MSC(O)-6/AMS-6/YMS-201) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named Courser.
History
Courser was laid down as YMS-201 on 28 August 1942 by the Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. of Kingston, New York; launched 19 November 1942; and completed 24 July 1943.
On 17 February 1947, YMS-201 was reclassified as AMS-6, and named Courser the following day.
Courser was reclassified MSC(O)-6 on 7 February 1955.
Courser was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
References
- The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships says that she was named after "one who moves from one point to another or pursues a quarry". When given names, however, other former YMSs redesignated as AMSs were named after birds.
- Radigan, Joseph M. (2005). "Courser (MSC 6), ex-AMS-6, ex-YMS-201". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
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 Courser at NavSource Naval History
