USS Skimmer (AMc-53) was an Accentor-class coastal 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.

The first ship to be named Skimmer by the Navy, AMc-53 was laid down on 2 January 1941 by the Snow Shipyards at Rockland, Maine; launched on 7 June 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Mildred Manlove; and placed in service on 26 August 1941.

Later that month, she was ordered to the 4th Naval District for duty, departing Yorktown on the 18th.

On 15 April 1947, she was transferred from the Navy to the Maritime Commission for disposal at Charleston, South Carolina.

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