USS Egret (AMS-46)

USS Egret (AMS-46/YMS-136) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.

History
United States
Ordered: as YMS-136
Laid down: 16 July 1942
Launched: 8 February 1943
In service: 19 March 1943
Out of service: date unknown
Stricken: 1 November 1959
Fate: transferred to Brazil
Brazil
Name: Jutaí (M12)
Acquired: 15 August 1960
General characteristics
Displacement: 320 tons
Length: 136 ft (41 m)
Beam: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Speed: 13 knots
Complement: 33
Armament: one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns

YMS-136 was built at the Astoria Marine Construction Company, Astoria, Oregon; she was laid down on 16 July 1942, launched 8 February 1943, and commissioned on 19 March 1943.

YMS-136 was reclassified as coastal minesweeper USS Egret (AMS-46) on 19 August 1947.

On 7 February 1955 she was designated MSCO-46.

Egret was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959 and transferred to the Brazilian Navy as Jutai on 15 August 1960.

  • award's
  • American campaign
  • world war 2 victory
  • Navy Occupation with asis clasp
  • Asiatic campaign with 3 star's

American Area Codes (A) / Asiatic-Pacific Area Codes (P) / European African Middle Eastern Area Codes (E)

  • engagement star's The following contains a list engagement stars for World War II
  • Dates: Code:
  • 21 Jul 44 - 15 Aug 44 P29-7; 6 Sep 44 - 14 Oct 44 P30-2
  • 22 Sep 45 - 30 Oct 45 P207-7 ; 4 Dec 45 - 12 Feb 46 P207-9***

Minesweeping Operations Pacific P-207 - P-207-28

(Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)***

(information obtained from Navy and Marine Corps Award Manual 1953)

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