USS Bobolink (AMS-2)

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
Orderedas YMS 164
BuilderDachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Laid down24 April 1942
Launched28 November 1942
Commissioned14 April 1943
Decommissioned7 June 1946
In service9 May 1950
Out of service2 December 1957
Stricken1 January 1960
Fatefate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement320 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Speed13 knots
Complement33
Armamentone 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, 2 x 20 mm machine guns (2x1)

USS Bobolink (AMS-2/YMS-164) 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-164 was laid down on 24 April 1942 at Benton Harbor, Michigan, by the Dachel-Carter Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 28 November 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Anna Arny; and commissioned on 14 April 1943.

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