USS Avocet (AMCU-16)

History
United States
Ordered14 June 1944
Launched14 July 1944
Commissioned21 July 1944
Decommissioned20 May 1955
ReclassifiedAMCU-16, 7 March 1952; MHC-16 while inactive
Stricken1 January 1960
IdentificationIMO number: 7829388
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class & typeLCIL-351
Displacement387 (f.) tons
Length159 ft 0 in (48.46 m)
Beam23 ft 8 in (7.21 m)
Draft5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Speed14.4 k
Complement40
Armament5 x 20 mm machine guns

USS LCI(L)-653 was an LCI-351-class landing craft infantry built for the United States Navy during World War II. Decommissioned after the war, she was reactivated in 1953 as minehunter USS Avocet (AMCU-16). She was named for the avocet, a long-legged, web-footed shore bird possessing a slender, up-curved bill, found in western and southern states. She was sold in 1960 and her ultimate fate is unknown.

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