USS James M. Gilliss (AMCU-13)

For other ships with the same name, see USS James M. Gilliss.
History
United States
NamesakeJames Melville Gilliss, founder of the US Naval Observatory
Orderedas YMS-262
BuilderSouth Coast Shipyard
Laid down6 September 1942
Launched24 December 1942
Commissioned15 September 1943
Decommissioned22 September 1950
In service5 September 1951
Out of service6 August 1958
Stricken1 January 1960
FateSold, 17 June 1960
General characteristics
Displacement265 tons
Length186 ft (57 m)
Beam23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Draught8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
Speed14 knots
Complement60
Armamentone 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns, two depth charge racks, two depth charge tracks

USS James M. Gilliss (AMCU-13/YMS-262) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass named after James Melville Gilliss, a US naval officer credited with establishing the US Naval Observatory.

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