USS Refresh (AM-287)

History
United States
Name	USS Refresh
Builder	General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California
Laid down	22 September 1943
Launched	12 April 1944
Commissioned	10 April 1945
Decommissioned	9 November 1946
Fate	Transferred to the Republic of China, 30 June 1948
Stricken	13 July 1948
History
Taiwan
Name	ROCS Yung Chang (AM 51)
Acquired	30 June 1948
Fate	Sunk at the Battle of East Chongwu on 14 November 1965
General characteristics
Class and type	Admirable-class minesweeper
Displacement	650 tons
Length	184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Propulsion	2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h)
Complement	104
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 × Depth charge tracks
Service record
Part of:	US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946)
Awards:	2 Battle stars

USS Refresh (AM-287) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. Post-war, her crew returned home with two battle stars to their credit. The ship itself was given to the Nationalist Chinese Navy.