| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSImplicit (AM-246) |
| Builder | Savannah Machine and Foundry Company |
| Laid down | 16 March 1943 |
| Launched | 6 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 16 November 1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to Republic of China, 15 June 1948 |
| Stricken | August 1970 |
| History | |
 Taiwan | |
| Name | ROCSYung Chia (MSF-47) |
| Acquired | 15 June 1948 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 650 tons |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: |
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| Operations: | Operation Dragoon |
| Awards: | 2Battle stars |
USSImplicit (AM-246) was anAdmirable-class minesweeper built for theU.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the North Atlantic Ocean and then in thePacific Ocean. She finished the war with twobattle stars to her credit.
Implicit was launched bySavannah Machine & Foundry Co.,Savannah, Georgia, 6 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Helen P. Page, and commissioned 20 January 1944.
Following hershakedown training inChesapeake andCasco Bays,Implicit sailed fromNorfolk, Virginia, 21 April 1944 onconvoy duty toBermuda. She steamed between Norfolk andCaribbean ports on escort duty until returning toHampton Roads 16 June 1944. The ship then prepared for her part in the invasion of southern France, sailing 24 July 1944 with transports bound forOran,Algeria. She arrived offsouthern France 20 August 1944, 5 days after the initial landings, and began a daily schedule of minesweeping and patrolling. She disposed of many floating mines, and exchanged fire with a shore battery 6 and 10 September 1944.Implicit sailed from San Rafael forBizerte 23 October 1944 where she conducted minesweeping exercises.
The ship sailed fromPalermo 18 January 1945 and after stopping atAthens andIstanbul arrivedYalta 31 January 1945 to be on hand at the historicYalta Conference of Allied heads of state. After the conference she retraced her steps, arrivingPalermo 21 February. Afterantisubmarine exercises,Implicit sailed inconvoy for the United States, arriving Norfolk 5 May 1945.
With the war in Europe over, she prepared for Pacific service, and sailed 5 July 1945 via thePanama Canal forSan Diego. There the ship conducted minesweeping and countermeasures exercises inCalifornia waters before arrivingPearl Harbor 20 August 1945, five days after the surrender ofJapan.
The end of the war brought rigorous duty for fleet minesweepers, andImplicit sailed 3 September 1945 forEniwetok,Saipan,Okinawa, and other Pacific Islands to take up minefields. She also performed this vital dangerous duty inSasebo harbor and in theSouth China Sea, as well as inFormosa Strait. The ship sailed from Eniwetok 18 February 1946, and arrivedSan Pedro, California, via theHawaiian Islands 18 March 1946. She remained there until 20 July 1946, when the veteran ship got underway for transfer to China.
Steaming via Eniwetok and thePhilippines, she arrivedSubic Bay 30 October 1946 and decommissioned 16 November 1946. After much delay she was eventually turned over to theNationalist Chinese Navy 15 June 1948 where she served asYung Chia (MSF-47). She was decommissioned in August 1970 and was struck from theNaval Vessel Register. Fate unknown.
Implicit received twobattle stars for World War II service.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
