AM-259 (LUCID)

Registry and Rig Information

Name AM-259 (LUCID)
Registry U.S.
Official Number U.S. NAVY
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 184.50
Width 33.00
Depth 9.75
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00834

Vessel History

History Commissioned on December 1, 1943. Decommissioned on August 28, 1945, and transferred to Republic of China on loan same day. Transferred outright to China on March 12, 1948. Stricken from Navy List same date. Later renamed from YUNG TING (MSF-45) to YANG MING (362) and converted from minesweeper to survey vessel.
Disposition Deleted, as survey ship, from JANE'S in 1976.

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Lorain, OH
Date Built 1943-00-00

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistry
YUNG TING1945-00-00TAIWAN
YANG MING1976-00-00TAIWAN

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
United States Navy1943-00-001945-00-00U.S.U.S. NAVY
Taiwanese Navy1945-00-001976-00-00TAIWAN