USS Egret (AMS-46)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as YMS-136 |
| Laid down | 16 July 1942 |
| Launched | 8 February 1943 |
| In service | 19 March 1943 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Stricken | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate | transferred to Brazil |
 Brazil | |
| Name | Jutaí (M12) |
| Acquired | 15 August 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 320 tons |
| Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns |
USS Egret (AMS-46/YMS-136) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.
YMS-136 was built at the Astoria Marine Construction Company, Astoria, Oregon; she was laid down on 16 July 1942, launched 8 February 1943, and commissioned on 19 March 1943.
YMS-136 was reclassified as coastal minesweeper USS Egret (AMS-46) on 19 August 1947.
On 7 February 1955 she was designated MSCO-46.
Egret was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959 and transferred to the Brazilian Navy as Jutai on 15 August 1960.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Egret at NavSource Naval History
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