| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 26 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Dec 1917 |
| Launched | 25 Apr 1918 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jun 1918 |
| End service | 29 Apr 1946 |
| History | Reclassified fleet tug AT-139 on 1 June 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Rail (AM 26)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Francis Willes Beard, USN | mid 1939 | early 1943 |
| 2 | Leslie Charles Oaks, USN | early 1943 | 5 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | Herbert Kineald Smith, USN | 5 Nov 1943 | Sep 1944 |
| 4 | Theodore Paul Pierce, USNR | Sep 1944 | Mar 1945 |
| 5 | Edward Douglas White, USNR | Mar 1945 | Jul 1945 |
| 6 | Orval Frank Allen, USN | 20 Jul 1945 | 29 Apr 1946 |
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