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USS ''Conquest'' (MSO-488) was an in the United States Navy. ''Conquest'' was laid down by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. of Tacoma, Washington on 26 March 1953 as AM-488, launched on 20 March 1954 by Mrs. C. D. Henderson. She was reclassified MSO-488 on 7 February 1955, and commissioned on 8 July 1955 with Lieutenant E. L. Davis in command. ==Service history== Part of Operation Earnest Will, 1988, searching for Iranian laid mines. Had two of the Navy's best Sonar operators, STG2 Mark Marston and STG3 Jeff "trail dust" Cox both originally from USS Pledge out of Seattle Washington. One of a new type of non-magnetic minesweepers, ''Conquest'' remained operating out of Long Beach, California on trials and training until 2 October 1956. She sailed to Acapulco, Mexico, for a good will visit from 10 to 14 October, then returned to Long Beach to prepare for her first tour of duty in the Far East. Sailing 4 March 1957, ''Conquest'' visited Chinhae, South Korea, and Kaohsiung, Formosa for operations with the Republic of China Navy; Hong Kong, and various ports in Japan before returning to Long Beach on 13 September 1957 for overhaul. During 1958 she operated locally out of Long Beach and conducted a series of minesweeping exercises at Esquimalt, Nootka Sound, and Vancouver, British Columbia, from 6 October to 19 November. Between 17 August 1959 and 13 March 1960, she again served in the Far East, returning to local operations through June 1960. ''Conquest'' was decommissioned on 29 June 1994, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 29 June 1994 and sold on 1 March 1995. ''Conquest'' was sold to Taiwan to be designated ''Yung Tzu'' (MSO-1307) for $742,779 Call sign: "November - Tango - Alpha - Whiskey" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Conquest (AM-488)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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