USS ''Flamingo'' (MSC(O)-11/AMS-11/YMS-238) was a built for the

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during

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. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for the

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History

''Flamingo'' was laid down as ''YMS-238'' on 11 May 1942 by Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc. of

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, Ohio; launched, 12 September 1942; completed and commissioned on 23 November 1942. On 10 November 1944, ''YMS-238'' was damaged when

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exploded in

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. ''YMS-238'' was renamed and reclassified as USS ''Flamingo'' (AMS-11) on 18 February 1947. She was further reclassified as MSC(O)-11 on 7 February 1955. ''Flamingo'' was struck from the

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on 1 November 1959. Her fate is unknown.

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