USS Egret (AMS-46)
Minesweeper of the United States Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minesweeper of the United States Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Egret (AMS-46/YMS-136) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.
A YMS-1-class minesweeper | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as YMS-136 |
| Laid down | 16 July 1942 |
| Launched | 8 February 1943 |
| In service | 19 March 1943 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Stricken | 1 November 1959 |
| Fate | Transferred to Brazil |
 Brazil | |
| Name | Jutaí (M12) |
| Acquired | 15 August 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 320 tons |
| Length | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Complement | 33 |
| Armament | one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns |
YMS-136 was built at the Astoria Marine Construction Company, Astoria, Oregon; she was laid down on 16 July 1942, launched 8 February 1943, and commissioned on 19 March 1943.
YMS-136 was reclassified as coastal minesweeper USS Egret (AMS-46) on 19 August 1947.
On 7 February 1955 she was designated MSCO-46.
Egret was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959 and transferred to the Brazilian Navy as Jutai on 15 August 1960. Awards:
American Area Codes (A) / Asiatic-Pacific Area Codes (P) / European African Middle Eastern Area Codes (E)
List of engagement stars for World War II:
21 Jul 44 – 15 Aug 44 P29 Capture and occupation of Guam
6 Sep 44 - 14 Oct 44 P30-2 Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands
22 Sep 45 - 30 Oct 45 P207-7 Bungo-Suido (Honshu Area)***
4 Dec 45 - 12 Feb 46 P207-9 Kobe (Honshu Area) ***
Minesweeping Operations Pacific P-207 - P-207-28
(Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)***
(information obtained from Navy and Marine Corps Award Manual 1953)
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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