| History | |
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| Name | USSYMS-238 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 11 May 1942 |
| Launched | 12 September 1942 |
| Acquired | 23 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 23 November 1942 |
| Renamed | USSFlamingo (AMS-11), 18 February 1947 |
| Namesake | theflamingo bird |
| Reclassified | MSC(O)-11, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | YMS-135 subclass ofYMS-1-class minesweepers |
| Displacement | 270 tons |
| Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament | |
USSFlamingo (MSC(O)-11/AMS-11/YMS-238) was aYMS-1-classminesweeper of theYMS-135 subclass built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for theflamingo.
Flamingo was laid down asYMS-238 on 11 May 1942 byStadium Yacht Basin, Inc. ofCleveland, Ohio; launched, 12 September 1942; completed and commissioned on 23 November 1942.
On 10 November 1944,YMS-238 was damaged whenammunition shipMount Hood exploded inSeeadler Harbor atManus Island.[1]
YMS-238 was renamed and reclassified as USSFlamingo (AMS-11) on 18 February 1947. She was further reclassified as MSC(O)-11 on 7 February 1955.
Flamingo was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959. Her fate is unknown.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in November 1944 | |
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