A YMS-1-class minesweeper
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

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