USS Courser (AMS-6)

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

USS Courser (MSC(O)-6/AMS-6/YMS-201) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named Courser.

A YMS-1-class minesweeper
History
United States
Name	USS YMS-201
Builder	Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. Kingston, New York
Laid down	28 August 1942
Launched	19 November 1942
Completed	24 July 1943
Commissioned	Date unknown
Reclassified	AMS-6, 17 February 1947
Renamed	Courser, 18 February 1947
Namesake	Probably the courser bird[1]
Reclassified	MSC(O)-6, 7 February 1955
Decommissioned	Date unknown
Stricken	1 November 1959
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class & type	YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement	270 t
Length	136 ft (41 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	2 × 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines 2 shafts
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	32
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber dual purpose gun mount 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge projectors

History

Courser was laid down as YMS-201 on 28 August 1942 by the Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. of Kingston, New York; launched 19 November 1942; and completed 24 July 1943.

On 17 February 1947, YMS-201 was reclassified as AMS-6, and named Courser the following day.

Courser was reclassified MSC(O)-6 on 7 February 1955.

Courser was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1959. Her ultimate fate is unknown.