 USS Logic (left) and USS PCE-869 en route to China | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSLogic (AM-258) |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company |
| Laid down | 27 October 1942 |
| Launched | 10 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 November 1944 |
| Fate | Transferred toRepublic of China, 28 August 1945 |
| History | |
 Taiwan | |
| Name | ROCSYung Shun (AM 44) |
| Acquired | 28 August 1945 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1970 |
| 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: | US Atlantic Fleet (1943-1945) |
USSLogic (AM-258) was anAdmirable-classminesweeper built for theU.S. Navy duringWorld War II. Built to clear minefields in offshore waters, she served the Navy in theAtlantic Ocean.
Logic was laid down byAmerican Shipbuilding Co.,Lorain, Ohio, 27 October 1942; launched 10 April 1943; sponsored by Lt. (jg.) Mary Erbenz,USCGR; and commissioned 21 November.
After a cruise through theGreat Lakes,Logic engaged inshakedown exercises inChesapeake Bay. DepartingLittle Creek, Virginia, 25 January 1944, the minesweeper sailed forSouth America, arrivingRecife, Brazil, 4 March. For the next 12 monthsLogic operated out of Recife with Mine Division 31, sweeping the main shipping channels of South American ports. She also escortedconvoys from Brazil toTrinidad, patrolled the harbor, and engaged inantisubmarine training.
ArrivingMiami, Florida, 12 March 1945,Logic received an extensive overhaul before resuming minesweeping exercises in June. Throughout the summer, she operated along theU.S. East Coast, returning to Miami 15 August.
Logic was transferred to theRepublic of China under thelend-lease program 28 August 1945 asYung Shun (AM 44) and was reclassified A-28. She was decommissioned and struck 1 June 1970. Fate is unknown.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
