USS Phantom (AM-273)
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USS Phantom (AM-273) 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 Atlantic Ocean and then was transferred to the North Pacific Ocean where she was transferred to the Chinese Navy as part of the lend lease program. Her American crew members returned home with the satisfaction that they had won three battle stars during the war.
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Name | USS Phantom (AM-273) |
Builder | Gulf Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 1 February 1943 |
Launched | 25 July 1943 |
Commissioned | 17 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 10 October 1946 |
Stricken | October 1949 |
Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China, 15 June 1948 |
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Name | ROCS Yung Ming |
Acquired | 30 June 1948 |
Fate | Sold for scrap in July 1951 |
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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) |
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Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
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Awards: | 3 Battle stars |
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Phantom was laid down by the Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Alabama, 1 February 1943, launched 25 July 1943 and commissioned 17 May 1944.