USS Minivet (AM-371) 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.

She arrived Sasebo, Japan 30 October with Mine Division 23 to play her part in opening the sealanes to peacetime commerce.

During her first month in the area, escort trips to Pusan, Korea, and from Okinawa left little time to stream her minesweeping gear.

After a brief availability period AM-371 departed Sasebo on 23 December 1945 in company with eight Japanese vessels to complete the sweeping of the Tsushima Straits.

Despite the discipline and courageous action of her crew and the bravery of American and Japanese rescuers, Minivet suffered 31 men killed or missing.