The USS Condor (MSC(O)-5/AMS-5/YMS-192) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II, representing a vital class of vessels designed for mine clearance operations. Laid down on 30 September 1942 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Co. in Greenport, Long Island, New York, the ship was launched on 5 December 1942 and commissioned as USS YMS-192 on 13 June 1943. Constructed to serve during the wartime need for mine countermeasures, YMS-192 primarily operated along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean, contributing to the Atlantic theater until the end of the war in May 1945. Following the conclusion of hostilities, she was transferred to the Pacific, participating in post-war mine clearance operations off Japan. The vessel returned to the United States in April 1946 and was decommissioned the following month. While in reserve at San Diego, she was reclassified as AMS-5, a Motor Minesweeper, and was given the name USS Condor on 18 February 1947. Reactivated for the Korean War, USS Condor was recommissioned in November 1950, deploying to the Korean and Japanese waters in March 1951. Throughout the conflict, she provided essential minesweeping and patrol services, ensuring safe passage for Allied vessels until the armistice in July 1953. Her operations continued in the region during subsequent years, maintaining maritime safety. On 7 February 1955, she was reclassified as MSC(O)-5, a coastal minesweeper, and was loaned to Japan in March of that year, where she was renamed JDS Ujishima (MSC-655) as part of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The USS Condor was returned to the U.S. Navy in early 1967, struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 March 1967, and ultimately sunk as a target in August 1968. Her service reflects the significant role played by minesweepers in World War II, the Korean War, and post-war maritime security operations.

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