| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | AM 57 |
| Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 12 Jun 1940 |
| Laid down | 15 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 26 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1942 |
| End service | 15 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned, 15 July 1946 at San Diego, California |
Commands listed for USS Auk (AM 57)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George Washington Allen, USN | 15 Jan 1942 | 10 Sep 1942 |
| 2 | William David Ryan, USNR | 10 Sep 1942 | Feb 1943 |
| 3 | Charles Guequierre Rucker, USN | Feb 1943 | 11 Mar 1943 |
| 4 | Joseph Oliver Schwartz, USNR | 11 Mar 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 |
| 5 | Lt. Daisy Louis Brantley, USNR | 10 Oct 1943 | 4 Nov 1944 |
| 6 | George G. Warren, USNR | 4 Nov 1944 | 1 May 1945 |
| 7 | John Ulysses Nixon, USNR | 1 May 1945 | late 1945 |
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