USS Gull (AMS-16)
USS YMS-324 in San Francisco Bay, c. 1945–46 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS YMS-324 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 3 June 1943 |
| Launched | 14 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. William Toman |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1944 |
| Renamed | USS Gull (AMS-16), 18 February 1947 |
| Namesake | gull |
| Reclassified | AMCU-46, 1 August 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1958 |
| Reclassified | MHC-46, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | March 1959 |
| Honors & awards |
|
| Fate | disposed of in March 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers |
| Displacement | 380 tons (f.) |
| Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 34 |
| Armament |
|
USS Gull (MHC-46/AMCU-46/AMS-16/YMS-324) 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.