YMS-434 was laid down on 30 October 1943 by J. M. Martinac Ship Building Corp. of Tacoma, Washington; launched 10 May 1944; sponsored by Miss Dorinda Rathbone; and commissioned 15 November 1944.
Upon completion of fitting out, YMS–434 was assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet and operated in the Aleutians and off the northwestern coast of the United States.
Reclassified AMS–30 and named Parrakeet on 18 February 1947, she decommissioned on 21 May 1947 at Puget Sound. Struck from the Naval Register 23 June 1947, she was sold on 9 October and was renamed Dan. She stranded in Queen Charlotte Sound, British Columbia, on 30 March 1949 and was declared a total loss.
Photo gallery of Parrakeet (AMS-30) at NavSource Naval History
January 01, 1970
parrakeet, other, ships, with, same, name, parrakeet, class, minesweeper, subclass, built, united, states, navy, during, world, shortly, before, decommissioning, renamed, redesignated, parrakeet, becoming, second, navy, ship, named, parakeet, using, variant, s. For other ships with the same name see USS Parrakeet USS YMS 434 was a YMS 1 class minesweeper of the YMS 135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II Shortly before decommissioning she was renamed and redesignated Parrakeet AMS 30 becoming the second U S Navy ship to be named for the parakeet using a variant spelling A YMS 1 class minesweeperHistory United States Orderedas YMS 434 Laid down30 October 1943 Launched10 May 1944 Commissioned15 November 1944 Decommissioned21 May 1947 Stricken23 June 1947 FateDeclared a total loss after stranding General characteristics Displacement350 tons Length136 ft 41 m Beam24 ft 6 in 7 47 m Draught6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Speed12 knots Complement50 Armamentone 3 in 76 mm gun mount two 20 mm machine gunsHistory editYMS 434 was laid down on 30 October 1943 by J M Martinac Ship Building Corp of Tacoma Washington launched 10 May 1944 sponsored by Miss Dorinda Rathbone and commissioned 15 November 1944 Upon completion of fitting out YMS 434 was assigned to the U S Pacific Fleet and operated in the Aleutians and off the northwestern coast of the United States Reclassified AMS 30 and named Parrakeet on 18 February 1947 she decommissioned on 21 May 1947 at Puget Sound Struck from the Naval Register 23 June 1947 she was sold on 9 October and was renamed Dan She stranded in Queen Charlotte Sound British Columbia on 30 March 1949 and was declared a total loss 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 Parrakeet AMS 30 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Parrakeet AMS 30 amp oldid 1089207825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
