USS Shoveler (AM-382) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

Shoveler was laid down on 1 April 1944 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama; launched on 10 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. William G. Burkhart; and commissioned on 22 May 1945.

Shoveler was fitted out at New Orleans, Louisiana, and then reported to the Mine Warfare Base, Little Creek, Virginia, on 15 June for shakedown training.

On 5 August, the minesweeper cleared that port en route to the west coast for assignment to Mine Force, Pacific Fleet.

Shoveler swept mines from the areas around Kikai Shima, Miyako Jima, Amami Ōshima, Nagasaki, and Kagoshima.

When the work was completed on 7 January 1952, the ship moved down the coast of San Diego and acted as a mine warfare schoolship for three months.

The minesweeper swept channels during the days and ran antitorpedo boat patrols during the nights until 14 February when she returned to Sasebo.