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{{short description|Minesweeper of the United States Navy}}
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'''USS Flicker (AMS-9/YMS-219)''' was a {{YMSsub|135}} acquired by the [[U.S. Navy]] for clearing coastal minefields during [[World War II]].
''Flicker'' was laid down 23 October 1942 by the [[Martinac Shipbuilding|J. N. Martinac Shipbuilding Co.]], [[Tacoma, Washington]]; launched, 23 January 1943; completed, 20 July 1943; commissioned ''USS YMS-219''; named ''Flicker'' and reclassified as a [[YMS-1-class minesweeper|motor minesweeper]], AMS-9, 17 February 1947; Reclassified as a [[coastal minesweeper]] (Old), MSC(O)-9, 7 February 1955.
''Flicker'' was decommissioned in September/October 1953 at Naval Station, [[Astoria, Oregon]]. She was struck from the [[Naval Register]], 1 January 1960. Her fate is unknown.
== References ==
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f3/flicker-ii.htm}}
== External links ==
* {{navsource|11/19219|Flicker}}
{{YMS-1 class minesweepers}}
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[[Category:YMS-1-class minesweepers of the United States Navy]]
[[Category:Ships built in Tacoma, Washington]]
[[Category:1943 ships]]
[[Category:World War II minesweepers of the United States]]
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