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YMS-1-class Minesweepers Of The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
The ''YMS-1'' class of auxiliary motor minesweepers was established with the laying down of ''YMS-1'' on 4 March 1941. Some were later transferred to the United Kingdom as part of the World War II Lend-Lease pact between the two nations. One ship eventually made its way into the Royal Canadian Navy postwar. Design The design for the class had a displacement of 270 tonnes. The ships had a length of , a beam of , and a draft of . The vessels were capable of , being powered by two General Motors (Cleveland) 8-268A, 2-cycle diesel engines which drove two shafts. The ships had a complement of 32. Their armament comprised one single 3-inch/50 caliber gun mount, two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge projectors. ''YMS-1''-class ships were relatively small compared to larger contemporary US Navy ships. This led to a view by some sailors that the YMS-designated ships were cramped and particularly unsteady. These conditions were described (and surely exaggerated) by one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with List of aircraft carriers in service, eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 299 deployable combat vessels and about 4,012 operational aircraft as of 18 July 2023. The U.S. Navy is one of six United States Armed Forces, armed forces of the United States and one of eight uniformed services of the United States. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Yakushima (MSC-658)
USS ''Osprey'' (AMS-28/YMS-422) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for the osprey. History ''YMS-422'' was laid down 9 October 1943 at the Astoria Marine Construction, Astoria, Oregon; launched 1 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles S. Harper, Jr.; and commissioned 27 September 1944. World War II service ''YMS-422'' patrolled off the California coast until reporting for duty with the Hawaiian Sea Frontier early in January 1945. Patrol activities interspersed with minesweeping training absorbed her time until mid-summer when she sailed to the western Pacific Ocean. The approaching end of the war would not and did not end the need for vessels of this type. The removal of minefields around the Japanese home island of Honshū provided the first extensive test of ''YMS-422's'' skill at this hazardous work. Operations commenced at Nagoya 18 October, continued at Kobe in December, and this craft was still parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Nuwajima (MSC-657)
USS ''Heron'' (MSC(O)-18/AMS-18/YMS-369) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. ''Heron'' was laid down as ''YMS-369'' on 13 January 1943 by Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp., Whitestone, New York, and launched 24 July 1943. The sponsor was Miss Frances J. McCarthy, an employee of the firm. The YMS was commissioned 11 October 1943. The minesweeper's World War II service in the American Theatre of operations consisted of minesweeping and escort duty in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean while based in Key West; in the Gulf of Maine while based in Portland; and sweeping the approaches to New York City while based in Tompkinsville. Pacific operations included sweeping around the home islands after the Japanese surrender. On 2 March 1946, she sailed for home after 4 months in Japanese waters and was decommissioned. She was named ''USS Heron'' and reclassified AMS-18 7 February 1947. After recommissioning 15 July 1949, ''Heron'' engaged in training exercises on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDS Etajima (MSC-656)
USS Firecrest (AMS-10/YMS-231) was an acquired by the U.S. Navy for clearing coastal minefields during World War II. ''Firecrest'' was laid down 5 October 1942 by Frank L. Sample, Jr., Boothbay Harbor, Maine; launched, 3 April 1943; completed and commissioned ''USS YMS-231'', 6 August 1943. She was decommissioned in February 1947; named ''Firecrest'' and reclassified as a Motor minesweeper, AMS-10, 18 February 1947. ''Firecrest'' returned to service in the later 1940s. She was sent to Korea in 1950 and operated in the combat zone until the shooting ended in July 1953. ''Firecrest'' continued to serve in the Far East after the war. She was reclassified as a Coastal minesweeper, Old, MSC(O)-10, 7 February 1955. ''Firecrest'' was transferred to Japan, 15 March 1955 as ''Etajima'' (MSC-656). She was returned to U. S. custody in 1967 and struck from the Naval Register A Navy Directory, Navy List or Naval Register is an official list of naval officers, their ranks and seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Condor (AMS-5)
USS ''Condor'' (MSC(O)-5/AMS-5/YMS-192) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named for the condor. History ''Condor'' was laid down as ''YMS-192'' on 30 September 1942 by the Greenport Basin and Construction, Greenport Basin and Construction Co. of Greenport, Suffolk County, New York, Greenport, Long Island, New York; launched, 5 December 1942; completed and commissioned USS ''YMS-192'', 13 June 1943. ''YMS-192'' served along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean until the Atlantic War ended in May 1945. Sent to the Pacific Ocean, Pacific, she took part in post-war mine clearance operations off Japan. ''YMS-192'' returned to the U.S. in April 1946 and was decommissioned in May. While laid up in reserve at San Diego, California, she was reclassified as a Motor Minesweeper, AMS-5 and named ''USS Condor'' 18 February 1947. Recommissioned for Korean War service in November 1950, ''Condor'' deployed to the combat zone in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
The , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) after World War II. The JMSDF has a fleet of 154 ships, 346 aircraft and 50,800 personnel. History Origin Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy was dissolved by the Potsdam Declaration acceptance. Ships were disarmed, and some of them, such as the battleship , were taken by the Allied Powers as reparations. The remaining ships were used for repatriation of the Japanese soldiers from abroad and also for minesweeping in the area around Japan, initially under the control of the ''Second Bureau of the Demobilization Ministry''. The minesweeping fleet was eventually transferred to the newly formed Maritime Safety Agency, which helped maintain the resources and expertise of the navy. Japan's 1947 Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSV Machine Gun
The NSV ''Utyos'' ( cyrl, НСВ, initialism for ; ), is a Soviet heavy machine gun chambered in 12.7×108mm. It is named after the designers, G. I. Nikitin, Y. М. Sokolov and V. I. Volkov. It was designed to replace the DShK machine gun and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971. The NSV was manufactured at the Metallist plant in Uralsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. The vehicle-mounted NSVT variant is used on the T-72, T-64 and T-80 main battle tanks. Like many Soviet weapons, the NSV was also licence produced by Yugoslavia as the M87. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Russia began development on the Kord heavy machine gun, while Belarus, Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Vietnam all introduced their own copies of the NSV. The NSV weighs , has a rate of fire of 700–800 rounds per minute, and an effective range from to against airborne and ground targets, respectively. A loaded ammunition belt with 50 rounds weighs . History The Soviet Army began looking for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85 Mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)
The 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) () was an Soviet Union, Soviet anti-aircraft gun, developed under guidance of leading Soviet designers Loginov Mikhail Nikolaevich, M. N. Loginov and G. D. Dorokhin. This gun was successfully used throughout the Second World War against level bombers and other high- and medium-altitude targets. In emergencies they were utilized as powerful anti-tank weapons. The barrel of the 52-K was the basis for the family of 85-mm Soviet tank guns. After the war some 52-Ks were refitted for peaceful purposes as anti-avalanche guns in mountainous terrain. Virtually every country behind the Iron Curtain received this gun after World War II for their air defense. In the Soviet Union itself, these guns were largely superseded by the 100 mm air defense gun KS-19, 100 and 130 mm air defense gun KS-30, 130 mm guns. Description Adopted in 1939, the 85-mm M1939, like its German counterpart the 88 mm gun, 88-mm Flak 18/36/37, was meant for air defense. Lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ORP Mors
HMS ''BYMS-2282'' was a of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was built as ''YMS-282'' for the United States Navy but was transferred under Lend-Lease to the United Kingdom upon completion and never commissioned into the United States Navy. ''BYMS-2282'' was transferred to the Polish Navy after conclusion of the war and served as ORP ''Mors''. Career She was laid down on 15 August 1942 as ''YMS-282'' by the San Diego Marine Construction Co., San Diego, California and launched on 30 November 1942. Upon completion on 26 August 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease as HMS ''BYMS-2282''. She participated, along with in the aftermath of the sinking of the with . She was transferred to the Polish Navy The Polish Navy (; often abbreviated to ) is the Navy, naval military branch , branch of the Polish Armed Forces. The Polish Navy consists of 46 ships and about 12,000 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, fourth largest island, the List of island countries, second-largest island country, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 46th largest country overall. Its capital and List of cities in Madagascar, largest city is Antananarivo. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and separated from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion; as a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife of Madagascar, wildlife being endemic. The island has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
