Hi All, I was asked to see if there was any information about the YMS-377 history, service records, events etc. Does anyone have any info on that at all? Heres the info I have so far: Navy The US Navy Type Minesweeper Class YMS Pennant YMS-377 Built by Greenport Basin and Construction Co. (Greenport, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.) Ordered Laid down 3 Feb, 1943 Launched 3 Apr, 1943 Commissioned 23 Aug, 1943 End service Loss position History Transferred to Norway on ????? being renamed NYMS-377 Later renamed Driva (M 319) Lewis Bryan (US Navy) of Dallas served offshore Utah Beach on D-Day as commanding officer of YMS-377 (minesweeper). YMS 377 17 June Damaged Near mine explosion June 17 - An Allied task force under Rear Admiral T.H. Troubridge, RN, lands French troops on the island of Elba off of Italy. The motor minesweeper YMS-377 is damaged by a mine in the Normandy area. The escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is damaged by a horizontal bomber and LST 84 is accidentally damaged by US naval gunfire, both in the Marianas. The Japanese submarine RO-117 is sunk by naval land-based aircraft (VB-109) from Eniwetok. Motor minesweeper YMS-377, by mine, Normandy area, 49 d. 29' N., 01 d. 08' W. Foreign correspondent Bernard " B.J." McQuaid was on it on or around D-Day and wrote a letter entitled "MINESWEEPERS "SILENT HEROES" of D-Day PUSH WRITER BOARDS CRAFT, FINDS IT HAS MANY JOBS--ALL DANGEROUS By B. J. McQuaid." (If anyone has any resources on that letter I would appreciate it too) Would have been sent to Chicago Daily News and to the Binghamton press. Thanks!
