USS Tapacola (AMc-54) 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.

Tapacola was laid down on 10 January 1941 by Snow Shipyards, Rockland, Maine; launched on 3 July 1941; sponsored by Mrs. George T. Swiggum; and commissioned on 20 September 1941 at the Boston Navy Yard.

Upon her arrival there, on 30 October, she was directed to continue onward to Florida for duty with the 7th Naval District.

Her minesweeping gear was removed, and Tapacola began towing targets in connection with aviation training at the air station.

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