Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | YMS |
Pennant | YMS-357 |
Built by | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 13 Apr 1942 |
Laid down | 3 Mar 1943 |
Launched | 16 Sep 1943 |
Commissioned | 27 Dec 1943 |
End service | |
History | Stricken on 15 August 1946 |
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Notable events involving YMS-357 include:
5 Jul 1945
USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. G.G. Hinman, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) conducted exercises off Guam with USS Greenlet (T/Lt. R.B. Willhoite, USN), USS Crouter (Lt. C.F. Braught, USNR), USS Seid (Lt. A.F. Craft, USNR) and USS YMS-357 (Lt. J.P. Potsch, USNR).
On completion of the day exercises USS Spikefish returned to Guam escorted by USS YMS-357.
The other ships remained at sea for night exercises and returned to Guam on 6 July.