USS ''Fulmar'' (AMS-47/YMS-193) was a acquired by the

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for use in

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. Her task was to clear minefields in coastal waterways. ''Fulmar'' was laid down, 31 October 1942 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Co.,

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, Greenport, New York; launched, 2 January 1943; completed, 28 June 1943; commissioned USS ''YMS-193''; reclassified as a

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and named ''Fulmar'' (AMS 47), 1 September 1947; and reclassified as a

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(Old), MSC(O)-47, 7 February 1955. ''Fulmar'' was struck from the

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, 1 October 1968 and sold. Her ultimate fate is unknown.

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