USS Merganser (AMS-26)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Merganser.
History
United States
NameUSS YMS-417
Builder
Laid down9 January 1944
Launched29 June 1944
Commissioned11 November 1944
RenamedUSS Merganser (AMS-26), 17 February 1947
Namesakethe merganser bird
ReclassifiedAMCU-47, 1 October 1954
ReclassifiedMHC-47, 7 February 1955
Decommissioned2 April 1958
Stricken1 May 1959
Honors and
awards		9 battle stars, Korean War
FateSold, 5 May 1960
General characteristics
Class and typeYMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement272 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement32
Armament

USS Merganser (AMS-26/AMCU-47/MHC-47) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II.