USS Grouse (AMS-15)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS YMS-321 |
| Laid down: | 29 August 1942 |
| Launched: | 20 February 1943 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. H. Doty |
| Completed: | 25 October 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 25 October 1943 |
| Renamed: | USS Grouse (AMS-15), 18 February 1947 |
| Namesake: | the grouse bird |
| Decommissioned: | 12 September 1957 |
| In service: | 13 November 1958, Naval Reserve training ship |
| Struck: | 28 September 1963 |
| Fate: | Ran aground, 21 September 1963 destroyed by explosives, 23 September 1963 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers |
| Displacement: | 270 tons |
| Length: | 136 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Two 500shp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Complement: | 33 |
| Armament: | One single 3"/50 gun mount |
The USS Grouse (AMS-15/YMS-321) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II.
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