# USS Refresh

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Minesweeper of the United States Navy

History United States Name USS Refresh Builder General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California Laid down 22 September 1943 Launched 12 April 1944 Commissioned 10 April 1945 Decommissioned 9 November 1946 Fate Transferred to the Republic of China, 30 June 1948 Stricken 13 July 1948 History Taiwan Name ROCS Yung Chang (AM 51) Acquired 30 June 1948 Fate Sunk at the Battle of East Chongwu on 14 November 1965 General characteristics Class & type Admirable-class minesweeper Displacement 650 tons Length 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) Beam 33 ft (10 m) Draft 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) Propulsion 2 × ALCO 539 diesel engines, 1,710 shp (1.3 MW) Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear 2 shafts Speed 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) Complement 104 Armament 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun DP 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 2 × Depth charge tracks Service record Part of US Pacific Fleet (1945-1946) Awards 2 Battle stars

**USS *Refresh* (AM-287)** was an [Admirable-class](/source/Admirable-class) [minesweeper](/source/Minesweeper_(ship)) built for the [U.S. Navy](/source/U.S._Navy) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean). Post-war, her crew returned home with two [battle stars](/source/Battle_stars) to their credit. The ship itself was given to the [Nationalist Chinese](/source/Nationalist_Chinese) Navy.

## Career

*Refresh*, a minesweeper, was laid down 22 September 1943 by the [General Engineering & Dry Dock Company](/source/General_Engineering_%26_Dry_Dock_Company), of [Alameda, California](/source/Alameda%2C_California), launched 12 April 1944, sponsored by Miss Muriel Maddox of [San Francisco, California](/source/San_Francisco%2C_California); and, commissioned 10 April 1945.

Following a Pacific coast [shakedown](/source/Shakedown_cruise) out of [San Pedro, California](/source/San_Pedro%2C_California), *Refresh* reported to [Commander in Chief, Pacific](/source/CINCPAC) for duty 9 June 1945. After a call at [Pearl Harbor](/source/Pearl_Harbor), she departed 1 July for [Okinawa](/source/Okinawa_Island) via [Eniwetok](/source/Eniwetok) and [Guam](/source/Guam). Arriving [Buckner Bay](/source/Buckner_Bay) 31 July, she joined Commander, Mine Squadron 15 and began minesweeping operations in the [Okinawa](/source/Okinawa_Island) area 13 August. The last week of August she swept the approaches to [Jinsen](/source/Jinsen), Korea, and operated in the [Yellow Sea](/source/Yellow_Sea) through 7 September.

During the remainder of September, *Refresh* assisted [task group](/source/Task_Force) TG 52.3 in minesweeping operations in the [East China Sea](/source/East_China_Sea) approaches to [Nagasaki](/source/Nagasaki%2C_Nagasaki) and [Sasebo](/source/Sasebo%2C_Nagasaki), Japan, and in the [Goto Archipelago](/source/Got%C5%8D%2C_Nagasaki), primarily in the area of [Fukse](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fukse&action=edit&redlink=1), southwest of [Kyūshū](/source/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB). Arriving Sasebo 1 October, *Refresh* was assigned several [hydrographic](/source/Hydrography) missions, conducting [soundings](/source/Depth_sounding) in shoal waters southwest of [Kagoshima](/source/Kagoshima), [Kyūshū](/source/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB), Japan. After upkeep in Sasebo, she continued to operate in Japanese waters through the new year.

Calling at [Pearl Harbor](/source/Pearl_Harbor) 8–26 March 1946, *Refresh* then proceeded to [San Pedro, California](/source/San_Pedro%2C_California), arriving 4 April. Designated for transfer to the Chinese Navy 29 April 1946, she sailed for [Subic Bay](/source/Subic_Bay), [Philippine Islands](/source/Philippine_Islands) 17 September, decommissioned there 9 November 1946, was delivered to the Chinese 30 June 1948, and struck from the [Navy list](/source/Navy_list) 13 July 1948. She served in the Navy of the Republic of China as ***Yung Chang* (AM 51)**. She was sunk on 14 November 1965 at the [Battle of East Chongwu](/source/Battle_of_East_Chongwu).[1]

*Refresh* received two [battle stars](/source/Battle_stars) for World War II service.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Chinese Naval Battles(Civil War and later)(update2021)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220903023247/http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=50411). Soviet empire. Archived from [the original](http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=50411) on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

- *This article incorporates text from the [public domain](/source/Public_domain)*[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships)*. The entry can be found [here](http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r4/refresh.htm).*

- ["*Refresh*"](http://www.navsource.net/archives/11/02287.htm). *NavSource*. Retrieved 2008-02-18.

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