USS Condor (AMS-5)

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USS YMS-192 in San Francisco Bay after World War II, c. April 1946. The minesweeper was later renamed Condor (AMS-5).
USS YMS-192 in San Francisco Bay after World War II, c. April 1946. The minesweeper was later renamed Condor (AMS-5).
History
United States
NameUSS YMS-192
Builder
Laid down30 September 1942
Launched5 December 1942
Completed13 June 1943
Commissioned13 June 1943
DecommissionedMay 1946
RenamedUSS Condor (AMS-5), 18 February 1947
Namesakethe condor bird
RecommissionedNovember 1950
ReclassifiedMSC(O)-5, 7 February 1955
FateTransferred to Japan, March 1955
Acquiredreturned from Japan, early 1967
Stricken31 March 1967
FateSunk as a target, August 1968
History
Japan
NameJDS Ujishima (MSC-655)
AcquiredMarch 1955
FateReturned to U.S., early 1967
General characteristics
Class and type
YMS-135 subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers
Displacement270 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 880
    diesel engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed15 kts
Complement32
Armament
  • 1 ×
    gun mount
  • 2 × 20 mm guns
  • 2 ×
    depth charge projectors

USS Condor (MSC(O)-5/AMS-5/YMS-192) was a

YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named for the condor
.

History

Condor was laid down as YMS-192 on 30 September 1942 by the

Long Island, New York
; launched, 5 December 1942; completed and commissioned USS YMS-192, 13 June 1943.

YMS-192 served along the

San Diego, California
, she was reclassified as a Motor Minesweeper, AMS-5 and named USS Condor 18 February 1947.

Recommissioned for

minesweeping and patrol services off Korea
and Japan to the end of the conflict in July 1953 and continued her activities in that area during the following years.

Condor was reclassified as

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
.

Condor was returned to the U.S. Navy in early 1967, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 March 1967. The veteran minesweeper was sunk as a target in August 1968.

References

  • Radigan, Joseph M. (2005). "Condor (MSC[O] 5), ex-AMS-5, ex-YMS-192". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  • This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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