USS Pontiac (ID 2343) was a commercial ferryboat twice chartered by the U.S. Navy during World War I.

After acquiring the ferry from the Pawtucket Steamboat Co, the Navy was not able to find an adequate use for the vessel, such as a minesweeper, and returned it, finally, to its owner.

Pontiac, a 112 gross ton steam ferryboat built at East Providence, Rhode Island, in 1883 and rebuilt there in 1909, was previously named Pioneer.

She was chartered by the Navy in March 1918 and briefly was USS Pontiac (ID 2343).

However, a planned conversion to a minesweeper was not carried out and she was returned to her owner in June 1918.