USS Courser (AMS-6)

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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.

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
NameUSS YMS-201
Builder
Laid down28 August 1942
Launched19 November 1942
Completed24 July 1943
CommissionedDate unknown
ReclassifiedAMS-6, 17 February 1947
RenamedCourser, 18 February 1947
NamesakeProbably the courser bird[1]
ReclassifiedMSC(O)-6, 7 February 1955
DecommissionedDate unknown
Stricken1 November 1959
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeYMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement270 t
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement32
Armament

History

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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

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  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  •   This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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