| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | YMS-5 |
| Built by | Henry B. Nevins Inc. (City Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 13 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Stricken on 17 April 1946 |
Commands listed for USS YMS-5 (YMS-5)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Winn, USNR | 19 Apr 1942 | mid 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. William A. Caughey, USNR | mid 1942 | early 1943 |
| 3 | LT (jg.) Joseph James Guidrey, USNR | early 1943 | mid 1943 |
| 4 | C. V. Lieb, USNR | mid 1943 | mid 1944 |
| 5 | Lt. Dexter Otis Arnold, USNR | mid 1944 | mid 1945 |
| 6 | Lt.(jg) Leo J. Carey, USNR | mid 1945 | mid 1945 |
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