USS Ampere (ADG-11)

USS Ampere (ADG-11), heads out to sea c. 1955/1956.
History
Name:
  • Drake (1943–1945)
  • YDG-11 (1945–1955)
  • Ampere (1955–1961)
Namesake:
Builder: Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down: 24 November 1943
Launched: 12 August 1944
In service: 15 August 1945
Out of service: November 1947
In service: July 1951
Out of service: February 1957
Renamed:
  • ADG-11, 1 November 1947
  • Ampere, 1 February 1955
Reclassified:
  • District Degaussing Vessel, 20 April 1945
  • Degaussing Ship, 1 November 1947
Struck: 1 July 1961
Homeport:
Identification:
Fate: Sold to the Philippine President Lines of Manila, 21 June 1962
Status: unknown
General characteristics
Class and type: Admirable-class minesweeper
Displacement: 625 long tons (635 t)
Length: 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)
Beam: 33 ft (10 m)
Draft: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Installed power:
Propulsion:
Speed: 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement: 68
Armament: 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun
Service record
Part of:

USS Drake (AM-359/YDG-11/ADG-11) was laid down as a Admirable-class minesweeper of the United States Navy, named for the male duck. However, before she was commissioned, her name was canceled and she was reclassified as a District Degaussing Vessel. She was later named Ampere, after the ampere, a unit of electric current (which takes its name from the French physicist André-Marie Ampère). She was originally planned as a patrol craft escort, PCE-919.

Construction

Drake was laid down on 24 November 1943 at Portland, Oregon by the Willamette Iron and Steel Works and launched on 12 August 1944. On 20 April 1945, her name was canceled, and she was re-designated a degaussing vessel, YDG-11. The ship was placed in service on 15 August 1945, the day after the Japanese surrender.[1]

Due to the cessation of hostilities, YDG-11 saw little or no active service before being berthed with the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, California. She was retained on an inactive, in service, status until the winter of 1946 and 1947 when she was placed out of service, in reserve. On 1 November 1947 she was re-designated ADG-11. The ship remained inactive until July, 1951 when she was again placed in service. Assigned to the Far East, ADG-11 was based at Yokosuka, Japan until sometime in 1954. After that, her home port was Sasebo, Japan. On 1 February 1955 she was named Ampere. The ship was placed out of service in February 1957. She remained in reserve in the Far East until the summer of 1961 when the decision was made to dispose of her. Her name was struck from the Naval Register on 1 July 1961 and she was sold on 21 June 1962 to the Philippine President Lines of Manila.[1] Her final disposition is unknown.

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    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "Ampere". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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