USS Flamingo (AMS-11)

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

History
United States
Name	USS YMS-238
Builder	Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio
Laid down	11 May 1942
Launched	12 September 1942
Acquired	23 November 1942
Commissioned	23 November 1942
Renamed	USS Flamingo (AMS-11), 18 February 1947
Namesake	the flamingo bird
Reclassified	MSC(O)-11, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 November 1959
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
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

USS Flamingo (MSC(O)-11/AMS-11/YMS-238) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for the flamingo.

History

Flamingo was laid down as YMS-238 on 11 May 1942 by Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio; launched, 12 September 1942; completed and commissioned on 23 November 1942.

On 10 November 1944, YMS-238 was damaged when ammunition ship Mount Hood exploded in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island.

YMS-238 was renamed and reclassified as USS Flamingo (AMS-11) on 18 February 1947. She was further reclassified as MSC(O)-11 on 7 February 1955.

Flamingo was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959. Her fate is unknown.

References

• Radigan, Joseph M. (2005). "Flamingo (MSC[O] 11), ex-AMS-11, ex-YMS-238". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 28 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 Flamingo at NavSource Naval History