USS Turkey (AMS-56)

USS Turkey (AMS-56)

USS "Turkey" (AMS-56/YMS-444) was a "YMS-135" subclass of sclass|YMS-1|minesweeper|1s built for the United States Navy during World War II.

History

"Turkey" was a coastal minesweeper of the United States Navy laid down as "YMS-444" on 16 November 1943 at Kingston, New York, by C. Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co., Inc.; launched on 20 July 1944; and commissioned on 26 December 1944, Lt. George H. H. Huey, USNR, in command. "YMS-444" completed fitting out at New York and, in January 1945, made a shakedown voyage to Little Creek, Virginia. On 6 February, she arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, and remained there while members of her crew attended Fire Fighting School. Then, late in February, she returned to New York. In March, the auxiliary motor minesweeper began operating out of Tompkinsville, New York.

On 20 July, she departed New York and, after a stop at Miami, Florida, steamed through the Panama Canal to the California coast, arriving at Los Angeles, California on 8 September. On the 17th, she set her course westward for Pearl Harbor and the Marshalls. Although the war was over when "YMS-444" arrived in the Pacific Ocean, there were still enormous tasks left for the minesweepers. "YMS-444" pursued her duties operating out of Saipan and Eniwetok in October 1945. In November, she moved on to the Ryūkyūs and Japan, sweeping mines in the Kyūshū-Korea and Honshū areas, and remained in Japanese waters into the new year.

On 24 February 1946, she departed Kure and set her course, via the Marianas and Marshalls, for Pearl Harbor and California. After pausing at San Pedro, California, in April, she got underway for the Panama Canal Zone on the 27th. It was 6 June before she departed the Canal Zone and set her course, via Charleston, for New York. She was decommissioned on 30 August 1946 and remained in the 3rd Naval District as a U.S. Naval Reserve training ship. For the next six years, "YMS-444" operated out of New York ports and on the Great Lakes. On 1 September 1947, she was named USS "Turkey" and redesignated a motor minesweeper, AMS-56. She was placed in commission, in reserve, in April 1950, and she returned to active status on 21 November. "Turkey" returned to the Atlantic Ocean in March 1952 and was assigned to serve with the Mine Forces, Atlantic Fleet, in August. During the following four years, she operated out of U.S. East Coast ports with occasional voyages to the Caribbean. On 7 February 1955, she was reclassified an old coastal minesweeper MSC(O)-56.

She arrived at Charleston on 9 November 1956 and was decommissioned there on 23 November 1956. Then, on 1 May 1957, she departed Charleston, steamed via New York, Halifax, and Montreal, and reported to the Commander, 4th Naval District, Toledo, Ohio, on 27 May 1957. In 1960, "Turkey" was transferred to the 1st Naval District to continue as a Reserve training ship. As such, she operated out of Fall River, Massachusetts, until September 1968 when she was replaced as a training ship by USS|Jacana|MSC-193. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register as of October 1968, and she was sold in August 1969.

Her ultimate fate is unknown.

References

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See also

* USS "Turkey" for other ships with the same name
* List of United States Navy ships

External links

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* [http://www.ibiblio.net/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-dm.html HyperWar: US Navy Minecraft, 1940-1945]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/mine/ Mine Warfare Vessels]


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