USS Gavia
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS PCE-907 |
| Builder | Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down | 8 July 1943 |
| Launched | 18 September 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. James E. Ray |
| Renamed | USS Gavia (AM-363), 27 September 1943 |
| Namesake | Gavia |
| Commissioned | 23 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 29 May 1946 |
| Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Republic of China , 1946 |
| History | |
| Taiwan | |
| Name | Yung Chun |
| Acquired | 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1 June 1962 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1962 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | PCE-905-class patrol craft |
| Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper, September 1943 |
| Displacement | 650 long tons (660 t) |
| Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 104 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: |
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| Awards: |
2 Battle stars |
USS Gavia (AM-363) was an
Republic of China for service with the Chinese Maritime Customs Service
as Yung Chun. She was removed from service in June 1962.
Career
Gavia was laid down as PCE-907 on 8 July 1943 by
Wakayama, Japan
, 27 November.
Steaming to
Okinawa. After serving as reference ship for Japanese minesweepers clearing waters off Miyako Jima, she arrived Subic Bay 19 March and removed her ordnance gear. She departed 9 April and reached Shanghai
13 April.
She decommissioned there 29 May 1946 and was turned over to the
Chinese Maritime Customs as Yung Chun. Her name was struck from the U.S. Naval Vessel Register on 19 July 1946. She was decommissioned and stricken from the rolls of the Republic of China on 1 June 1962. Her ultimate fate is unreported in secondary sources
.
Awards
Gavia received two
battle stars
for World War II service.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Gavia (AM 363) - ex-PCE-907
 Soviet NavyLend-Lease |
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