USS Sanderling (AMS-35/AMCU-49/MHC-49/YMS-446/PCS-1393) was the lead ship of her subclass of YMS-1-class minesweepers built for the United States Navy during World War II.

Sanderling was laid down as PCS-1393 on 22 May 1943 by Robert Jacob Inc. of City Island, New York; launched on 26 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph K. Harvey; and commissioned on 9 June 1944.

During January and February 1946, she conducted similar minesweeping operations off the northern coast of the Inland Sea to ensure safe passage to and from Kure.

After stops in the Marianas, the Marshalls, and the Hawaiian Islands, she arrived at San Pedro, California, on 14 April; and, in May, put into Charleston, South Carolina.

On the 18th, she got underway for fleet maneuvers off Puerto Rico; but, later in the day, collided with a Norwegian merchant ship and was towed to Norfolk, Virginia, for repairs.