Base Minesweepers ~ Shipbuilding History

Base Minesweepers

(AMB) Acquired in WWII

Most recent update: May 13, 2016.

During WWII, 22 wooden-hulled fishing vessels were acquired and reconfigured as Base Minesweepers, (AMb), even smaller than the coastal minesweepers, (AMc) and yard minesweepers, (YMS). This was not considered a success, however, and on May 1, 1942, less than a year later, they were reconfigured again, this time as yard patrol craft, (YP). This too was not successful and most of these boats were disposed-of before the war was over.

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	O/N	Name	Builder	LDT	LOA	Built	Acquired		Struck	Notes
1	236156	Elizabeth N	Morse BB	130	91	1937	6/9/1941			reclassified small boat 6/12/1944, fate unknown
2	239980	Aurora	Martinac SB	120	83	1940	12/21/1941	YP-360	8/12/1943	disposed-of by WSA 7/1943, resumed fishing as Aurora
3	238885	Exposition King	Martinolich SB	75	80	1939	12/21/1941	YP-361	11/28/1945	disposed-of by WSA 3/14/1946, resumed fishing as Frances Marie, reflagged Peruvian 1962
4	239180	Western Star	Western SB	70	75	1939	12/17/1941	YP-362	10/14/1944	disposed-of by WSA 2/3/1945, resumed fishing as Western Star
5	239891	Santa Rosa	Martinolich SB	86	82	1940	12/17/1941	YP-363	5/21/1946	sold by WSA 1946 to former owner, resumed fishing as Santa Rosa
6	239693	New Hope	Martinolich SB	72	82	1940	12/17/1941	YP-364	10/14/1944	disposed-of by WSA 11/29/1944, resumed fishing as New Hope
7	239866	Cutino Bros.	Martinac SB	77	84	1939	12/17/1941	YP-365	10/24/1945	sold by WSA 2/11/1946, resumed fishing as Cutino Bros
8	239694	San Jose	Martinolich SB	65	78	1940	12/17/1941	YP-366	8/12/1943	disposed-of by WSA 7/27/1943
9	238998	Belle Haven	Anderson & Cristofani	45	78	1939	12/17/1941	YP-367	8/12/1943	disposed-of by WSA 7/27/1943
10	238439	Ardito	Martinolich SB	65	80	1939	12/17/1941	YP-368	8/12/1943	disposed-of by WSA 7/27/1943
11	238772	Stella Maris	Martinolich SB	78	78	1939	12/17/1941	YP-369	6/22/1945	sold by WSA 9/5/1945, resumed fishing as J. Ernandes
12	238346	Dante Alighieri	Martinolich SB	71	82	1939	12/17/1941	YP-370	10/14/1944	sold by WSA 3/14/1945 to former owner, resumed fishing as Rosanna
13	239947	Redeemer	Martinac SB	73	84	1940	12/17/1941	YP-371	11/28/1945	sold by WSA 12/28/1945, resumed fishing as Redeemer, Nancy S 1959, Southern Monarch 1972, NLD 1983
14	238838	San Giovanni	Martinolich SB	72	83	1939	12/17/1941	YP-372	8/12/1943	disposed-of by WSA 7/27/1943
15	238969	El Cortez	Martinolich SB	77	71	1939	12/11/1941	YP-373	10/14/1944	disposed-of by WSA 12/28/1944, resumed fishing as Petrina F
16	238881	Belvedere	Martinolich SB	77	83	1939	12/11/1941	YP-374	10/11/1945	disposed-of by WSA 10/12/1945, resumed fishing as Belvedere
17	228178	Raymonde	A. D. Story		84	1929	1/13/1942	YP-375	11/1/1945	reclassified 12/15/1944 as USS Barcelo (IX-199), sold 11/4/1946, resumed fishing as Raymonde, lost 1/26/66 off Provincetown MA
18	241084	Ida and Joseph	B. F. Warner	72	83	1941	1/13/1942	YP-376	9/23/1944	disposed-of by WSA 12/7/1944, resumed fishing as Ida and Joseph
19	240970	Noreen	Casey	80	89	1941	1/26/1942	YP-377	9/23/1944	disposed-of by WSA 9/27/1944, resumed fishing as Noreen
20	239392	Harriet N. Eldridge	Morse BB	51	89	1941	1/26/1942	YP-378	9/16/1944	sold by WSA 9/28/1944, resumed fishing as Flamingo
21	241095	Baby Rose	Morse BB	69	85	1941	1/30/1942	YP-379	7/29/1944	sold by WSA 7/21/1944, resumed fishing as Baby Rose
22	240908	John G. Murley	Morse BB	80	85	1941	1/30/1942	YP-380	3/20/1946	sold by WSA 7/21/1944, resumed fishing as Teresa and Jean