History
United States
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	date unknown
In service	10 June 1941
Out of service	date unknown
Stricken	c1946
Fate	Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 17 June 1946
General characteristics
Displacement	110 tons
Length	90 ft (27 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft	8.5 ft (2.6 m) (mean) (f.)
Speed	10.0 knots (19 km/h)
Armament	two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Egret (AMc-24) was an Egret-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 Egret by the Navy, AMc-24 was placed in service 10 June 1941 and during World War II served in the 4th Naval District and in the Potomac River Naval Command. She was reclassified IX-181, 17 July 1944.

Egret was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 17 June 1946.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

• NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Egret (IX 181) - ex-AMc-24