USS Lark (AMS-23)

History
United States
NameUSS YMS-376.
Builder
Laid down5 January 1943
Launched13 March 1943
Commissioned10 August 1943
Decommissioned5 June 1946
RenamedUSS Lark (AMS-23), 17 February 1947
Namesakethe lark bird
Recommissioned8 November 1950
Decommissioned13 November 1953
ReclassifiedMSC(O)-23 on 7 February 1955
Homeport
Honors &
awards		3 battle stars, World War II
FateTransferred to Japan, 14 February 1959
History
Japan
NameJDS Ninoshima (MSC-662)
Acquired14 February 1959
FateReturned to U.S., 1967
General characteristics
Class & typeYMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement270 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement32
Armament

USS Lark (YMS-376/AMS-23/MSC(O)-23) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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