USS Jackdaw (AMS-21)

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
Struck:	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” gun mount

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.

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.

See also

• USS Jackdaw for other ships with the same name.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery at Navsource.org