USS Swift (AM-122) was an Auk-class minesweeper constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Laid down on 27 June 1942 by John H. Mathis & Company in Camden, New Jersey, she was launched on 5 December 1942 and commissioned on 29 December 1943. The vessel measured approximately 184 feet in length, with a beam of about 33 feet, and a draft of around 10 feet, typical for Auk-class minesweepers designed for both mine clearance and patrol duties. After her commissioning, Swift underwent shakedown at Little Creek, Virginia, and later moved to the Norfolk Navy Yard for alterations. She then proceeded to New York City to join a convoy bound for England, arriving at Falmouth in April 1944. Operating out of Plymouth and Torquay, she participated in crucial mine-sweeping operations during the Normandy invasion, beginning her work off Utah Beach shortly after D-Day, June 6, 1944. Swift cleared mines and conducted patrols, including acting as an "E-boat" patrol vessel at night, and was involved in the efforts to keep the invasion lanes safe. She also took part in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France in August 1944, where she helped clear mines for landing craft and continued her patrol and sweeping operations along the French Riviera. Following her service in the European theater, Swift returned to the United States in December 1944 for overhaul and preparation for Pacific duties. She was later deployed to the Pacific, arriving in Hawaii in May 1945, and participated in post-war mine-clearing operations around Okinawa, Tsugaru Strait, and off Formosa, until early 1946. Decommissioned in June 1946, Swift was placed in reserve until reactivated in December 1951. She served along the California coast and was deployed to the Far East during the Korean War, operating in Korean waters from March to August 1953. Reclassified as MSF-122 in 1955, she continued local operations until her final decommissioning in December 1955. Struck from the Navy list in 1972 and subsequently scrapped, USS Swift earned six battle stars for her service in World War II and two for her contributions during the Korean War, marking her as a significant vessel in American naval mine clearance operations during and after WWII.

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