USS Osprey (AMS-28)

History
United States
OperatorUS Navy
Orderedas USS YMS-422
BuilderAstoria Marine Construction
Laid down9 October 1943
Launched1 June 1944
Commissioned27 September 1944
Decommissionedpost-Korean War
Stricken15 June 1969
Fate
  • Loaned to Japan, 22 March 1955
  • Sold for scrap, 1969
Japan
NameJDS Yakushima (MSC-658)
Acquired22 March 1955
General characteristics
Displacement270 tons
Length136 ft (41 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught10 ft (3.0 m)
Speed13 knots
Complement34
Armamentone 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns, two depth charge tracks

USS Osprey (AMS-28/YMS-422) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for the osprey.