SWALLOW MSC(O) 36

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 Laid down June 8 1943 as Patrol Craft Sweeper PCS-1416 Reclassified Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) September 27 1943 Launched January 8 1944 Completed June 21 1944 USS YMS-461 Commissioned June 22 1944 USS SWALLOW AMS-36 Named and reclassified Motor Minesweeper (AMS) February 18 1947 USS SWALLOW MSC(O)-36 Reclassified Coastal Minesweeper (Old) (MSC(O)) February 7 1955 Decommissioned April 16 1955 YUGESHIMA MSC-660 (Japanese Naval Service) Loaned to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and renamed YUGESHIMA YAS-41 (Japanese Naval Service) Reclassified YAS-41 (date unknown) Returned to U.S. custody May 1 1968 Struck from Naval Register May 1 1968 Sold September 5 1969 to Kitajima Choke Co. of Sasebo, Japan for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS YMS-461 Covers Page 1    (1945)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-19

N/A

USS YMS-461. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Locy Type 3z

1945-07-04

N/A

USS YMS-461Ship had no postal facilities.

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Locy Type 2 USS LST-735

1954-04-03

N/A

USS SWALLOW AMS-36. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

 

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