For other ships of the same name, see USS Courser.
| USS Courser (AMS-6) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS YMS-201 |
| Builder: |
Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York |
| 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[1] |
| Reclassified: | MSC(O)-6, 7 February 1955 |
| Decommissioned: | Date unknown |
| Struck: | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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: |
2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 32 |
| Armament: |
1 × 3"/50 caliber dual purpose gun mount 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge projectors |
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[O] 6), ex-AMS-6, ex-YMS-201". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/19201.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- 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
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