USS Jackdaw (AMS-21)

USS Jackdaw (AMS-21/YMS-373) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for the jackdaw.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Jackdaw.
History
United States
Ordered: as USS YMS-373
Laid down: 28 December 1942
Launched: 29 January 1944
Commissioned: 29 April 1944
Decommissioned: date unknown
Stricken: 1 January 1960
Fate: transferred to Brazil, 1960
Brazil
Name: Jurvá (M13)
Acquired: 18 January 1960
General characteristics
Displacement: 215 tons
Length: 136 ft (41 m)
Beam: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Speed: 13 knots
Complement: 50
Armament: one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount

History

USS YMS-373 was constructed at the Weaver Shipyards, Orange, Texas. She was laid down 28 December 1942, launched 29 January 1944, and commissioned as USS YMS-373 on 29 April 1944.

On 18 February 1947 YMS-373 was reclassified as a minesweeper, USS Jackdaw (AMS-21).

Jackdaw was transferred in 1960 to Brazil, which named her Jurvá.

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