help Identifying a ship

I have some pics from paps scrapbook ..one pic is a docked ship with either D338 or B338.....not sure how you load pics on here ...I have no other info on the pic. He was in from 43-46 was in France Belgium Germany....any help is appreciated thank you

 

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Any idea on the nationality of the ship? If it's a USN vessel it will normally have two or more letters before the numbers although those don't always appear on the hull. I believe a single B was used for a "second class" or essentially obsolete battleship but the numbers on them never got that high. Here's a link to some pictures of the USS Wasmuth DD338:
https://www.google.com/search?q=ship+DD338&safe=active&biw=1080&bih=1819&noj=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pEIlVbDkN8aosAWn5oAI&ved=0CCsQsAQ
and her wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasmuth_(DD-338)
Since she sunk in Dec of 42 she's probably not your vessel of interest.
I'm guessing that the USS SS-338 isn't a likely candidate either.
Turned up two British ships with that hull number (one them like the Carp a sub). Here are their wiki pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Strenuous_(J338)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Teredo_(P338)
This google has a link to a rescue tug with that hull number as well, I can't get to the site right now though.
https://www.google.com/search?sclient=psy-ab&safe=active&biw=1080&bih=1819&noj=1&q=french+naval+vessel+ship+338&oq=french+naval+vessel+ship+338&gs_l=serp.3...108689.118409.1.119119.24.24.0.0.0.0.562.3342.1j17j1j1j0j1.21.0.msedr...0...1c.1.64.serp..20.4.612.YEv1Awy9Iok

 

Definetly looks like the top ship..tons of good info there I appreciate it..if figure how to get a pic on here or I can email it to you..

 

Then it would be the French minesweeper D338 Myosotis(Ex -USN YMS-15)



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Wow thats th ship I've searched for a long time we with no luck ...really aapprecisted it so that was us ship lend or sold to France?

 

YMS-15 was lent to France in October, 1944. France later bought the YMS-15 on March 21, 1949. However, shortly thereafter, the ship met a tragic end. On June 20, 1949, she struck a mine and sank in the Mekong River wit the loss of 18 crewmen killed or missing.

 

Not sure if my pap was on this ship but he has a pic of it in dock. I'm glad you were able to help me like many others I have lots of pictures with no explanations.I really do thank you for the help

 

Not sure if my pap was on this ship but he has a pic of it in dock. I'm glad you were able to help me like many others I have lots of pictures with no explanations.I really do thank you for the help