USS YMS-114 circa 1945
History
United States
Name	YMS-114
Laid down	26 June 1941
Launched	13 March 1942
Commissioned	12 August 1942
Renamed	Courlan (AMS-44), 1 September 1947
Reclassified	MSC(O)-44, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 November 1959
Fate	fate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement	320 tons
Length	136 ft (41 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Speed	13 knots
Complement	33
Armament	one 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, two 20 mm machine guns

USS Courlan (AMS-44/MSC(O)-44/YMS-114) was an YMS-1-class auxiliary motor minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent ships from passing.

The first ship to be named Courlan by the Navy, AMC-44 was constructed at the San Diego Marine Construction Company, San Diego, California.

Courlan served in an "in service" status from 1941 to 1947.

Courlan was reclassified as minesweeper USS Courlan (AMS-44) during September 1947.

She was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959.