Firecrest was laid down 5 October 1942 by Frank L. Sample, Jr., Boothbay Harbor, Maine; launched, 3 April 1943; completed and commissioned USS YMS-231, 6 August 1943.
She was decommissioned in February 1947; named Firecrest and reclassified as a Motor minesweeper, AMS-10, 18 February 1947.
Firecrest returned to service in the later 1940s. She was sent to Korea in 1950 and operated in the combat zone until the shooting ended in July 1953. Firecrest continued to serve in the Far East after the war. She was reclassified as a Coastal minesweeper, Old, MSC(O)-10, 7 February 1955.
Firecrest was transferred to Japan, 15 March 1955 as Etajima (MSC-656). She was returned to U. S. custody in 1967 and struck from the Naval Register, 31 March 1967. Firecrest was disposed of as a target in August 1969.
firecrest, other, ships, with, same, name, firecrest, firecrest, class, minesweeper, subclass, acquired, navy, clearing, coastal, minefields, during, world, japanese, port, september, 1952, historyunited, stateslaid, down5, october, 1942launched3, april, 1943c. For other ships with the same name see USS Firecrest USS Firecrest AMS 10 YMS 231 was an YMS 1 class minesweeper of the YMS 135 subclass acquired by the U S Navy for clearing coastal minefields during World War II USS Firecrest AMS 10 In a Japanese port 3 September 1952 HistoryUnited StatesLaid down5 October 1942Launched3 April 1943Commissioned6 August 1943DecommissionedFebruary 1947In servicedate unknownOut of servicedate unknownStricken31 March 1967FateDisposed of as a target in August 1969HistoryJapanNameJDS Etajima MSC 656 Acquired15 March 1955Fatereturned to U S early 1967General characteristicsDisplacement270 tonsLength136 ft 41 m Beam24 ft 6 in 7 47 m Draught8 ft 2 4 m Propulsiontwo General Motors diesel engines two shaftsSpeed15 ktsComplement32Armamentone single 3 in 76 mm gun mount two 20 mm two dcpFirecrest was laid down 5 October 1942 by Frank L Sample Jr Boothbay Harbor Maine launched 3 April 1943 completed and commissioned USS YMS 231 6 August 1943 She was decommissioned in February 1947 named Firecrest and reclassified as a Motor minesweeper AMS 10 18 February 1947 Firecrest returned to service in the later 1940s She was sent to Korea in 1950 and operated in the combat zone until the shooting ended in July 1953 Firecrest continued to serve in the Far East after the war She was reclassified as a Coastal minesweeper Old MSC O 10 7 February 1955 Firecrest was transferred to Japan 15 March 1955 as Etajima MSC 656 She was returned to U S custody in 1967 and struck from the Naval Register 31 March 1967 Firecrest was disposed of as a target in August 1969 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery of Firecrest at NavSource Naval History nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Firecrest AMS 10 amp oldid 1089206307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
