- USS Plover (AMS-33)
USS "Plover" (MSC(O)-33/AMS-33/YMS-442) was a YMSsub|135 built for the
U.S. Navy duringWorld War II .History
"YMS-442" was laid down
12 October 1943 by the C. Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. ofKingston, New York , launched20 April 1944 , and completed13 October 1944 . She was commissioned on14 October 1944 ."YMS-442" departed
Brooklyn, New York , and operated in theOkinawa area as an escort vessel during the autumn of 1945. Until spring 1946, she cleared shipping lanes offJapan ,Korea , andChina . Back from the Pacific, she provided occasional service to the Mine Warfare School,Yorktown, Virginia , during 1946 and into 1948."YMS-442" became USS "Plover" (AMS–33) on
18 February 1947 . In July 1948 she assisted in survey work offLabrador . From late 1948 to 1956 she assisted the Navy Mine Defense Laboratory,Panama City, Florida .Reclassified a coastal minesweeper (old) MSC(O)-33 on
7 February 1955 , she became a naval reservetraining ship in November 1956. She served the4th Naval District ,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , and in 1961 the6th Naval District ,Charleston, South Carolina .Following these assignments, "Plover" was struck from the
Naval Vessel Register 1 October 1968 .References
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See also
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List of United States Navy ships External links
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