| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | AM 131 |
| Built by | Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 12 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 15 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 6 Jul 1956 |
| History | Decommissioned 4 June 1946 at San Diego, California |
Commands listed for USS Zeal (AM 131)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Herbert Melvin Jones, USN | 9 Jul 1943 | 19 Jan 1944 (1) |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Ernest W. Woodhouse, USNR | 19 Jan 1944 | 13 Aug 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Stanley Augustus Brand, USNR | 13 Aug 1945 | Oct 1945 |
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