The USS Wren (AM-22) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper of the United States Navy that served during World War I. Commissioned in 1919, the ship was primarily assigned to mine sweeping duties in the North Sea following the Armistice of 1918. The Wren was later transferred to the Pacific Fleet, where it conducted operations in the Hawaiian Islands and conducted training exercises with submarines. During the interwar period, the ship was decommissioned and recommissioned several times, serving as a training vessel and participating in various fleet exercises. In 1940, as tensions rose in Europe, the USS Wren was assigned to the Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic Ocean to enforce American neutrality laws. Following the entry of the United States into World War II, the Wren was transferred to the Caribbean Sea to protect shipping lanes from German U-boats. The ship also participated in anti-submarine warfare operations and escorted convoys in the Atlantic. In 1945, the USS Wren was decommissioned and ultimately sold for scrap in 1947. Despite its relatively short service life, the Wren played a significant role in mine sweeping operations, training exercises, and anti-submarine warfare efforts during its time in the United States Navy.

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