USS Skill (AM-115)

History
United States
Name	USS Skill
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Laid down	28 November 1941
Launched	22 June 1942
Commissioned	17 November 1942
Stricken	11 October 1943
Honors and awards	1 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sunk by torpedo off the Italian coast, 25 September 1943.
General characteristics
Class and type	Auk-class minesweeper
Displacement	890 long tons (904 t)
Length	221 ft 3 in (67.44 m)
Beam	32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	105 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 2 × 40 mm guns

USS Skill (AM-115) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Skill was the first of two ships to bear that name. She was laid down on 28 November 1941 by American Ship Building Company of Cleveland, Ohio; launched on 22 June 1942; and placed in service on 17 November 1942.