USS Cormorant (AMS-122)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | USS Cormorant |
| Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
| Launched | 8 June 1953 |
| Commissioned | 14 August 1953 |
| Reclassified | MSC-122, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 15 March 1974 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1 December 1974 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Bluebird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 320 long tons (325 t) light 370 long tons (376 t) full load |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 144 ft (44 m) oa 138 ft (42 m) pp |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2× Packard diesels, 2 shafts 1,200 bhp (895 kW) |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (radius) |
| Complement | 39 |
| Armament | • 2 × 20 mm cannon (1 twin mount) |
USS Cormorant (AMS-122/MSC-122) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the United States Navy.
Cormorant was launched 8 June 1953 by Mare Island Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Mrs. I. H. Whitthorne; and commissioned 14 August 1953, Lieutenant F. 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, WA where she served as a Reserve training ship.
Decommissioning
Cormorant was decommissioned at Everett, WA 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.
See also
References
- ^ Blackman 1962, p. 368.
- Blackman, Raymond V. B (1962). Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- Cormorant AMS-122
- NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Cormorant (MSC 122) - ex-AMS-122
