YMS 465

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 21 June 1943 as a Patrol Craft Sweeper, PCS-1433 Reclassified as an Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper, YMS-465, 27 September 1943 Launched 4 January 1944 - Christened & Completed 17 June 1944 Transferred to the Soviet Union 8 May 1945 and reclassified T-187 Assigned to the Black Sea Fleet 4 August 1945 Placed out of service 7 April 1956 and laid up Scrapped 28 January 1958.

 

Naval Covers

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1. YMS-465 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (NAS JAX) Souvenir Cancel USPO Type 9 "N. Air Sta. Br. Unit 1" Jacksonville FL

1944-06-17

Christening. Cachet by Jacques Minkus. Courtesy of Tricia Richmond.

 

Other Information

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