For other ships of the same name, see USS Egret.
| USS Egret (AMS-46) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Ordered: | as YMS-136 |
| Laid down: | 16 July 1942 |
| Launched: | 8 February 1943 |
| In service: | 19 March 1943 |
| Out of service: | date unknown |
| Struck: | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate: | transferred to Brazil |
| Career (Brazil) |  |
| Name: | Jutaí (M12) |
| Acquired: | 15 August 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 320 tons |
| Length: | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draught: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Complement: | 33 |
| Armament: | one 3” gun mount, two 20mm machine guns |
USS Egret (AMS-46/YMS-136) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.
YMS-136 was built at the Astoria Marine Construction Company, Astoria, Oregon; she was laid down on 16 July 1942, launched 8 February 1943, and commissioned on 19 March 1943.
YMS-136 was reclassified as coastal minesweeper USS Egret (AMS-46) on 19 August 1947. On 7 February 1955 she was designated MSCO-46.
Egret was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959 and transferred to the Brazilian Navy as Jutai on 15 August 1960.
References[]
- 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 Egret at NavSource Naval History
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