Laid down 5 February 1952 Struck 15 March 1974 Launched 8 June 1953 | Namesake Cormorant Commissioned 14 August 1953 Construction started 5 February 1952 Length 44 m | |
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Reclassified Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955 Builders Mare Island Historic District, Vallejo | ||
USS Cormorant (AMS-122/MSC-122) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the United States Navy.
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Construction
Cormorant was laid down 5 February 1952, as AMS-122; launched 8 June 1953, by Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Mrs. I. H. Whitthorne; and commissioned 14 August 1953, Lieutenant Frank A. Mitchell, USNR, in command. She was reclassified MSC-122, 7 February 1955.
East Coast Activity
For the rest of the year Cormorant conducted minesweeping, sonar school, and other operations on the West Coast except for a brief cruise to Pearl Harbor for duty with the Naval Reserve Training Center.
Pacific Ocean operations
Sailing to the Far East, Cormorant arrived at her new home port Sasebo 22 February. She remained in the western Pacific conducting minesweeping exercises in Korean and Japanese waters and voyaging to Formosa, Okinawa, and the Philippines for training through 1960.
Cormorant's final homeport was Everett, Washington, where she served as a Reserve training ship.
Decommissioning
Cormorant was decommissioned at Everett, Washington in 1970. She was struck from the Naval Register 15 March 1974. She was disposed of 1 December 1974, through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrap.