| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | YMS-127 |
| Built by | J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 10 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 2 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Oct 1942 |
| End service | 16 Sep 1944 |
| History | Grounded (thrown ashore in heavy weather) on the beach of Tanaga Island, Aleutians on 10 January 1944. She was patched up and refloated by a salvage party from the Coast Guard manned tug Ute assisted by some of the crew of YMS-127 on 13 January and towed to Adak Island. Later she sailed to Seattle but stricken on 16 September 1944 as a CTL (constructive total loss, not worth repairing). Sold on 30 August 1945 and converted for merchant use becoming m/v Vindicator. |
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