USS ''Cormorant'' (AMS-122/MSC-122) was a in the United States Navy.

Construction

''Cormorant'' was , as AMS-122; launched 8 June 1953, by

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, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Mrs. I. H. Whitthorne; and commissioned 14 August 1953. 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

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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

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, 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

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15 March 1974. She was disposed of 1 December 1974, through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrap.

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Bibliography

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External links

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cormorant (AMS-122) Adjutant-class minesweepers Bluebird-class minesweepers Ships built in Vallejo, California 1953 ships Cold War minesweepers of the United States