YMS 164

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 April 24 1942 - Launched November 28 1942 Completed March 27 1943 USS YMS-164 Commissioned April 14 1943 - Decommissioned July 7 1946 Named "BOBOLINK" and reclassified Motor Minesweeper (AMS-2) February 18 1947 Assigned as Naval Reserve Training vessel November 1948 at San Francisco, CA Reclassified Coastal Minehunter (MHC-44) February 7 1955 Struck from Naval Register January 1 1960 GAIL BORDEN (Merchant Service) Sold 1961 to the Borden Co. of Cape May, NJ for use as a fishing boat and renamed FORCE FIVE Sold 1969 to Operations Oceanographic, Inc. of Newton, MA and renamed Sold 1973 to the J. F. White Contracting Co. of Newtonville, MA ARCTIC FOX Sold 1975 to Arctic Marine Enterprises, Inc. of Scituate, MA for use as an oil exploration vessel and renamed Burned February 28 1975 at the Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, MA Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

Postmarks

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

 

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Other Information

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