USS Egret (AMS-46)

USS Egret (AMS-46/YMS-136) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Egret.

History
United States
Ordered:	as YMS-136
Laid down:	16 July 1942
Launched:	8 February 1943
In service:	19 March 1943
Out of service:	date unknown
Stricken:	1 November 1959
Fate:	transferred to Brazil
Brazil
Name:	Jutaí (M12)
Acquired:	15 August 1960
General characteristics
Displacement:	320 tons
Length:	136 ft (41 m)
Beam:	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Speed:	13 knots
Complement:	33
Armament:	one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns

YMS-136 was built at the Astoria Marine Construction Company, Astoria, Oregon; she was laid down on 16 July 1942, launched 8 February 1943, and commissioned on 19 March 1943.

YMS-136 was reclassified as coastal minesweeper USS Egret (AMS-46) on 19 August 1947.

On 7 February 1955 she was designated MSCO-46.

Egret was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959 and transferred to the Brazilian Navy as Jutai on 15 August 1960.

• award's
• American campaign
• world war 2 victory
• Navy Occupation with asis clasp
• Asiatic campaign with 3 star's

American Area Codes (A) / Asiatic-Pacific Area Codes (P) / European African Middle Eastern Area Codes (E)

• engagement star's The following contains a list engagement stars for World War II
• Dates: Code:
• 21 Jul 44 - 15 Aug 44 P29-7; 6 Sep 44 - 14 Oct 44 P30-2
• 22 Sep 45 - 30 Oct 45 P207-7 ; 4 Dec 45 - 12 Feb 46 P207-9***

Minesweeping Operations Pacific P-207 - P-207-28

(Only 1 star for participation in 1 or more of the following:)***

(information obtained from Navy and Marine Corps Award Manual 1953)

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 of Egret at NavSource Naval History