USS Fulmar (AMS-47)
USS Fulmar (AMS-47/YMS-193) was a YMS-1-classminesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways.
Fulmar was laid down, 31 October 1942 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Co., Long Island, Greenport, New York; launched, 2 January 1943; completed, 28 June 1943; commissioned USS YMS-193; reclassified as a motor minesweeper and named Fulmar (AMS 47), 1 September 1947; and reclassified as a coastal minesweeper (Old), MSC(O)-47, 7 February 1955.
Fulmar was struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1968 and sold. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Fulmar at NavSource Naval History
Categories:
- YMS-1-class minesweepers of the United States Navy
- Ships built in Greenport, New York
- 1943 ships
- World War II minesweepers of the United States
- Cold War minesweepers of the United States
- United States naval ship stubs