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This is a list of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy.

Ship status is indicated as either currently active (including ready reserve), inactive , or precommissioning . Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order.

Historical overview

Mine warfare consists of: minelaying, the deployment of explosive naval mines at sea to sink enemy ships or to prevent their access to particular areas; minesweeping, the removal or detonation of naval mines; and degaussing, the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field in a ship's hull to prevent its detection by magnetic mines. The US Navy has operated ships and craft for all three purposes. Mine planting is the laying and maintenance of controlled mines for harbor defense, which was traditionally a role of the US Army.

Classifications

Mine warfare ships were originally considered by the US Navy to be either auxiliaries or yard and district craft, and so were given hull classification symbols beginning with either 'A' or 'Y', depending on their capabilities. The exceptions were four converted cargo ships with ID numbers (prior to the modern hull system), certain large 'cruiser' minelayers which were given hull symbols beginning with 'CM', converted destroyers which were given hull symbols beginning with 'DM', and three unclassified civilian cargo ships after World War II.

On 7 February 1955 all of these ships and craft still in service or reserve were reclassed and received new hull symbols beginning with 'M', usually without change of hull number. The exception was the degaussing ships, which retained the 'A' hull symbol.

Modern Littoral Combat Ships use 'L' hull symbols even though they can be used for mine warfare.

Auxiliary minelayers (ACM)

All ACMs except USS Buttress and USS Monadnock were originally US Army mine planters.

Chimo class

PCE-842 class

• USS Buttress (ACM-4), ex-PCE-878

Camanche class

Other classes

• USS Monadnock (ACM-10)

Degaussing ships (ADG)

Minesweepers (AM)

Lapwing class

• USS Lapwing (AM-1), later AVP-1
• USS Owl (AM-2), later AT-137, ATO-137
• USS Robin (AM-3), later AT-140, ATO-140
• USS Swallow (AM-4), wrecked Kanaga Island, Alaska 19 February 1938
• USS Tanager (AM-5), sunk by Japanese artillery on Bataan 4 May 1942
• USS Cardinal (AM-6), wrecked off Chirikof Island, Alaska 6 June 1923
• USS Oriole (AM-7), later AT-136, ATO-136
• USS Curlew (AM-8), wrecked Point Mosquito Panama 15 December 1925
• USS Finch (AM-9), sunk in air attack, Corregidor, PI, 10 April 1942

Raven class

The Raven class became Minesweepers, steel hulled (MSF) on 7 February 1955.

• USS Raven (AM-55)
• USS Osprey (AM-56), sunk by mine, English Channel, 5 June 1944, 6 killed

Auk class

The Auk class became Minesweepers, Steel Hulled (MSF) on 7 February 1955.

• USS Auk (AM-57)
• USS Broadbill (AM-58)
• USS Chickadee (AM-59)
• USS Nuthatch (AM-60)
• USS Pheasant (AM-61)
• USS Sheldrake (AM-62), later AGS-19
• USS Skylark (AM-63), sunk by mine Okinawa 28 March 1945, 5 killed
• USS Starling (AM-64)
• USS Swallow (AM-65), sunk by kamikaze Okinawa 22 April 1945

Bullfinch class

• USS Bullfinch (AM-66)
• USS Cardinal (AM-67)

Catbird class

• USS Catbird (AM-68), later IX-183
• USS Curlew (AM-69), later IX-170

Albatross class (1940)

• USS Albatross (AM-71), later IX-171
• USS Bluebird (AM-72), later IX-172

Kite class

• USS Kite (AM-75)
• USS Linnet (AM-76), later IX-166

Goshawk class

• USS Goshawk (AM-79), ex-AMc-4, later IX-195

Goldcrest class

• USS Goldcrest (AM-80)
• USS Chaffinch (AM-81)

Adroit class

All ships of this class were converted to submarine chasers (PC)

Hawk class

• USS Hawk (AM-133)
• USS Ibis (AM-134)
• USS Merganser (AM-135)

Admirable class

The Admirable class became Minesweepers, steel hulled (MSF) on 7 February 1955.

• USS Admirable (AM-136)
• USS Adopt (AM-137)
• USS Advocate (AM-138)
• USS Agent (AM-139)
• USS Alarm (AM-140)
• USS Alchemy (AM-141)
• USS Apex (AM-142)
• USS Arcade (AM-143)
• USS Arch (AM-144)
• USS Armada (AM-145)

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