USS Plover (AMS-33)

History
United States
Name	USS YMS-442
Builder	C. Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.; Kingston, New York;
Laid down	12 October 1943
Launched	20 April 1944
Commissioned	14 October 1944
Renamed	USS Plover (AMS-33), 18 February 1947
Identification	identification=Call sign: NCLI
Reclassified	MCS(O)-33, 18 February 1947
Stricken	1 October 1968
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement	215 tons
Length	136 ft (41 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Propulsion	2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines; 2 shafts;
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	50
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun mount; 2 × 20 mm guns; 2 × depth charge projectors;

USS Plover (MSC(O)-33/AMS-33/YMS-442) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the U.S. Navy during World War II.

History

United States
Name	USS YMS-442
Builder	C. Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York
Laid down	12 October 1943
Launched	20 April 1944
Commissioned	14 October 1944
Renamed	USS Plover (AMS-33), 18 February 1947
Identification	identification=Call sign: NCLI
Reclassified	MCS(O)-33, 18 February 1947
Stricken	1 October 1968
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement	215 tons
Length	136 ft (41 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Propulsion	2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 2 shafts
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	50
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun mount 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge projectors