USS Sanderling (AMCU-49)

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
NameUSS PCS-1393
Builder
Laid down22 May 1943
ReclassifiedYMS-446, 27 September 1943
Launched26 February 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Joseph K. Harvey
Commissioned9 June 1944
RenamedUSS Sanderling (AMS-35), 17 February 1947
Namesakesanderling
Reclassified
  • AMCU-49, 1 February 1955
  • MHC-59, 7 February 1955
Decommissioned14 November 1957
Stricken1 November 1959
Honors and
awards
1 battle star, post-World War II minesweeping operations
FateBerthed at Green Cove Springs, Florida
General characteristics
Class and typelead ship of the YMS-446 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweeper
Displacement320 t.
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed13 knots (24 km/h)
Complement38
Armament

USS Sanderling (AMS-35/AMCU-49/MHC-49/YMS-446/PCS-1393) was the lead ship of her subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers built for the United States Navy during World War II.