Allied Warships

USS YMS-26 (YMS-26)

Minesweeper of the YMS class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassYMS 
PennantYMS-26 
Built byGreenport Basin and Construction Co. (Greenport, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Apr 1941 
Laid down15 Dec 1941 
Launched28 Feb 1942 
Commissioned16 Jun 1942 
End service10 Mar 1944 
History

Transferred to France on 10 March 1944 being renamed Pimpernelle

 

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Notable events involving YMS-26 include:


25 Nov 1942
Arrived at Casablanca, Morocco and cleared harbour mines during the liberation of north Africa. (1)

Sources

  1. Personal communication

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