During WWII many YMS-1, YMS-2, and YMS-3 class minesweepers were produced in the US and served around the world in various theatres and navies. When the war ended the services sold off many of these small vessels to any private buyers who wanted them. You may know that John Wayne purchased one and turned it into his yacht Wild Goose. Others became various other forms of workboats, tugs, and even research vessels such as Calypso. One of the YMS-1 class vessels became the RADCLIFFE which, served as a ferry until 1965 in Guernsey, Falmouth, and other South West ports. Her career finally ended in September 1967 when she sank off Wolf Rock after a fire below decks.
Her general details were as follows:
Name: RADCLIFFE 1949
Renamed: REGENCY BELLE 1950, REGENCY 1965
Type: Ex-YMS-1 Class Minesweeper - Passenger Ferry
Builders: H.B. Nevins Inc, City Island, New York Comp 6 January 1942
Operators: Radcliffe Channel Islands Shipping Co. Ltd. 1949
Mr. S. R. Crowe - January 18 1951
Torbay Cruising Co. Ltd. 1955
Marine Salvage & Survey Service Ltd. 1964
Admiralty Marshall & General Brokerage & Finance Co. Ltd. on January 6 1966
Length Overall: 136 feet - 0 inches
Length BP: 130 feet - 0 inches
Beam: 24 feet 6 inches
Draught: 7 feet - 6 inches
Draft: 8 feet - 0 inches
Displacement: 320 tons
Speed: 13/15 knots
Passengers: 350
Fate: Sank off Wolf Rock - 1967
I am sure you would agree, she would make a great model on any lake. Another example of these workboats is the final drawing and again is an ex-YMS-1 class minesweeper.