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South Coast Shipbuilding, Newport Beach CA

Most recent update: June 13, 2012.

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 Hull # Original Name  Original Owner Vessel Type Type Pennant #  Tons Delivery Disposition
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 88 278 5-May-42 To the USSR 1945 as T-608
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 89 278 11-Jun-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 90 278 24-Jul-42 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 91 278 21-Aug-42 Sold 1946, active as Marabell in British Columbia
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 92 278 24-Sep-42 Mined off Okinawa and lost 1945
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 93 278 21-Oct-42 Struck 1947 
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 259 278 5-Mar-43 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 260 278 9-Apr-43 To the USSR 1945 as T-527
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 261 278 8-Jul-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2261, to Greece 1946 as Andromeda, struck 1967 
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 262 278 11-Aug-43 Later James M. Gillis (AGS 13) 1945, sold 1960
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 263 278 10-Sep-43 Later Simon Newcomb (AGS 14) 1945, scrapped 1950
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 264 278 26-Oct-43 To Britain 1943 as BYMS 2264
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 317 278 18-Nov-43 Later Grosbeak (AMS 14) 1947, struck 1959
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 318 278 30-Dec-43 Struck 1946
    US Navy Minesweeper YMS 319 278 4-Feb-44 Struck 1946
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1396 278 29-Mar-44 Reclassified Dutton (AGS 8) 1945, sold 1950
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1397 278 16-May-44  
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1400 278 7-Jul-44 Completed as YMS 449, sold 1947
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1401 278 25-Nov-44 Completion as YMS 450 cancelled, to the Philippines 1948 as Tarlac (P 11), scrapped 1969
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1402 278 26-Dec-44 Completion as YMS 451 cancelled, named Coquille 1956, sold 1963
    US Navy Sub Chaser PCS 1403 278 13-Feb-45 Completion as YMS 452 cancelled, named McMinnville 1956, sold 1963
  C-26646 US Navy Crash Boat     23 1945 To RAN as Air Hope
  C-26647 US Navy Crash Boat     23 1945 To RAN as Air Faith
  C-26648 US Navy Crash Boat     23 1945 To RAN as Air Foam
  C-26649 US Navy Crash Boat     23 1945  
  C-26650 US Navy Crash Boat     23 1945  
  C-26651 US Navy Crash Boat     23 1945  
    US Navy Patrol Boat YP 639   1945 To MARAD 1947
    US Navy Patrol Boat YP 640   1945 To MARAD 1947
  Nalon US Navy Minesweeper MSC 139 390 1-Feb-54 To Spain 1954 as M 21, reefed 1999
  Paquerette US Navy Minesweeper MSC 140 390 1-Apr-54 To France 1954 as M 692, to Taiwan 1955 as Yung Ping (MSC 155), scrapped 1982
  Pervenche US Navy Minesweeper MSC 141 390 1-Jun-54 To France 1954 as M 632, scrapped 1982
  Renoncule US Navy Minesweeper MSC 142 390 2-Aug-54 To France 1954 as M 634, to Turkey 1970 as Seyhan (M 509): struck 1998
  Llobregat US Navy Minesweeper MSC 143 390 1-Oct-54 To Spain 1954 as M 22, lost by fire 1980
  Yashima US Navy Minesweeper MSC 144 390 1-Dec-54 To Japan 1954 as M 651, struck 1978
  No name US Navy ASW Ship PCE 1632 975 1-Mar-55 To Thailand 1955 as SC 31, scrapped 1973
  No name US Navy ASW Ship PCE 1633 975 29-Apr-55 To Thailand 1955 as SC 32, scrapped 1973
  No name US Navy ASW Ship PCE 1634 975 27-May-55 To Thailand 1955 as SC 33, scrapped 1962