USS Fulmar (AMS-47)

USS Fulmar (AMS-47)

USS "Fulmar" (AMS-47/YMS-193) was a YMSsub|135 acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways.

"Fulmar" was laid down, 31 October 1942 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Co., Long Island, Greenport, New York; launched, 2 January 1943; completed, 28 June 1943; commissioned USS "YMS-193"; reclassified as a motor minesweeper and named "Fulmar" (AMS 47), 1 September 1947; and reclassified as a coastal minesweeper (Old), MSC(O)-47, 7 February 1955.

"Fulmar" was struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1968 and sold. Her ultimate fate is unknown.

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* World War II

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