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USS Albatross (AMS-1)
USS ''Albatross'' (AMS-1/YMS-80) was an YMS-1 class minesweeper, ''YMS-1''-class auxiliary motor minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for clearing coastal minefields. ''YMS-80'' was laid down on 27 June 1941 at Cleveland, Ohio, by the Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc.; launched on 5 May 1942; and commissioned on 15 July 1942. World War II service The Minesweeper (ship), minesweeper sailed for Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 August, in company with her sistership ''YMS-81'' and the coastal patrol yacht USS Cymophane (PYC-26), ''Cymophane'' (PYC-26), and, proceeding via Quebec and City of Halifax, Halifax, the latter part of the voyage with coastal convoy XB-36, reached her destination on 1 September. Assigned as a school ship After completing fitting out at the Boston Navy Yard on 21 September 1942, ''YMS-80'' then proceeded to her new assignment via New York, New York; assigned to the Mine Warfare School at Yorktown, Virginia, she served as a school ship, tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Motors
The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. General Motors operates manufacturing plants in eight countries. Its four core automobile brands are Chevrolet, Buick, GMC (automobile), GMC, and Cadillac. It also holds interests in Chinese brands Wuling Motors and Baojun as well as DMAX (engines), DMAX via joint ventures. Additionally, GM also owns the BrightDrop delivery vehicle manufacturer, GM Defense, a namesake Defense vehicles division which produces military vehicles for the United States government and military; the vehicle safety, security, and information services provider OnStar; the auto parts company ACDelco, a GM Financial, namesake financial lending service; and majority ownership in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
