USCGC Yamacraw (WARC-333).
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid Down as: | Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray for the U.S. Army |
| Acquired by the U.S. Navy: | 2 January 1945 |
| Launched: | 15 March 1945 |
| Renamed: | USS Trapper (ACM-9) |
| Battle Stars: | None indicated |
| Reclassified: | ARC-5, 30 April 1959 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 July 1965 |
| Renamed: | Yamacraw on 17 April 1959 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Maritime Administration |
| Struck: | 2 July 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class: | Chimo class minelayer |
| Displacement: | 1,320 tons |
| Length: | 188'2" |
| Beam: | 37'0" |
| Draft: | 12'6" |
| Speed: | 12.5 k (tl.) |
| Complement: | 69 |
| Armament: | 1 40mm |
Yamacraw (WARC-333) was originally USS Trapper (ACM-9).
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[edit] Transfer to the U.S. Coast Guard
USS Trapper was decommissioned and transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 20 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946. The former auxiliary minelayer served with the U.S. Coast Guard until early 1959 as Yamacraw (WARC-333).
[edit] Return of Ship to the U.S. Navy
She was later returned to the U.S. Navy as the USS Yamacraw (ARC-5), 30 April 1959.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
[edit] External links
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - USS Yamacraw (ARC 5) - ex-USCGC Yamacraw (WARC 333) - ex-USS Trapper (ACM 9) - ex-USAMP Major General Arthur Murray
- The Coast Guard cable ship Yamacraw (WARC-333), formerly the Navy minelayer Trapper
- Yamacraw, 1947
- The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry for Yamacraw has a nice photo of the vessel as WARC-333
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