sentences:  Laid down, 18 July 1942 by the J. N. Martinac Shipbuilding Co. of Tacoma, Washington; Launched, 23 December 1942; Completed and commissioned USS YMS-218, 23 June 1943.She served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II, and took part in occupation activities in late 1945 and early 1946.In early 1947, after returning to the U.S. West Coast, she was placed out of commission.