USS Kite (AM-75) was the lead ship of her class of minesweepers of the United States Navy during World War II.

Kite cleared Boston, Massachusetts, 27 March 1941; and, after training exercises with the mine warfare school Yorktown, Virginia, she operated with the Support Force out of Norfolk, Virginia.

Five months later she sailed for Newfoundland arriving at Argentia on 31 August for minesweeping operations in the North Atlantic.

From August 1941 to 3 May 1944, Kite swept sea lanes in frigid Newfoundland waters.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.