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USS YMS-6

USS YMS-6 is documented as YMS-6, a member of YMS-1 class, and in United States Navy service.

HMS BYMS 2148) blows up in Wonsan Harbor, Korea from a Russian-type contact mine. NARA FILE #: 80-G-423625
Representative class image: ID: HN-SN-98-07116 Service Depicted: Navy 80G423625 Operation / Series: KOREAN WAR South Korean mine sweeper #512 Gongju (ex-USS YMS 148, ex-HMS BYMS 2148) blows up in Wonsan Harbor, Korea from a Russian-type contact mine. NARA FILE #: 80-G-423625http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/Still/1998/Navy/HN-SN-98-07116.JPEG · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantYMS-6
ClassYMS-1 class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
Builder / shipyardHenry B. Nevins — City Island, New York
Recorded statusDecommissioned

Overview

USS YMS-6 is documented as YMS-6, a member of YMS-1 class, and in United States Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are United States and United States Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes YMS-6 and USS YMS-6 and YMS-6.

The available construction history records the ship as built by Henry B. Nevins — City Island, New York.

Class and service context

USS YMS-6 is linked to YMS-1 class. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Minesweeping, Coastal mine warfare, and Amphibious assault support. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

U.S. Navy service ended; exact final disposal is not forced where the source review sources do not support a concise normalized disposition.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for USS YMS-6.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

This ship is recorded as a member of YMS-1 class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. NavSource Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) / British Motor Minesweeper (BYMS) Index ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Yard Minesweepers (YMS / BYMS) ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. YMS-262 — Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. Project HULA: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan ↗Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy · accessed 2026-09-19
  5. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours — Tome II ↗Net-Marine · accessed 2026-09-19
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