USS Gull (AMS-16)

USS YMS-324 in San Francisco Bay, c. 1945–46
History
United States
Name	USS YMS-324
Builder	Al Larson Boat Shop Terminal Island, California
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 and awards	2 battle stars, World War II 9 battle stars, Korean War Navy Unit Commendation, Korean War
Fate	disposed of in March 1959
General characteristics
Class and 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	2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 2 shafts
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement	34
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun mount 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge projectors

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.