USS Crossbill (AMS-45)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Crossbill.

USS Crossbill (MSC(O)-45/AMS-45/YMS-120) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship to be named for the crossbill.

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
Name	USS YMS-120
Builder	Harbor Boat Building Co. Terminal Island, California
Laid down	23 August 1941
Launched	4 April 1942
Completed	1 August 1942
Reclassified	MSC(O)-45, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 November 1959
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	YMS-1-class minesweeper
Displacement	270 tons
Length	136 ft (41 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 2 shafts
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	32
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber dual purpose gun mount 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge projectors

Crossbill was laid down as YMS-120 on 23 August 1941 by Harbor Boat Building Co. of Terminal Island, California; launched 4 April 1942 and completed on 1 August 1942.

YMS-120 was renamed and reclassified Crossbill (AMS-45) on 1 September 1947. Crossbill was reclassified as coastal minesweeper MSC(O)-45 on 7 February 1955, and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959. Her fate is unknown.

References

• Radigan, Joseph M. (2005). "Crossbill (MSC[O] 45), ex-AMS-45, ex-YMS-120". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of Crossbill at NavSource Naval History