| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 40 |
| Built by | Todd Shipbuilding Corp. (New York City, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1918 |
| Launched | 5 Feb 1919 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1919 |
| End service | 29 Mar 1946 |
| History | Reclassified fleet tug AT-133 on 1 June 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Cormorant (AM 40)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Philip Shawcross Reynolds, USN | 1940 ? | Feb 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Edmund Ernest Garcia, USN | Feb 1942 | Mar 1943 |
| 3 | B. E. Cregger, USN | Mar 1943 | Apr 1943 |
| 4 | H. V. Randolph, USN | Apr 1943 | Oct 1944 |
| 5 | William Thomas Davern, USN | Oct 1944 | 29 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Cormorant include:
1 Nov 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with USS Cormorant, HMS Gentian (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.W.C. Dempster, RNVR) and aircraft. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17788
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.