| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | AM 122 |
| Built by | John H. Mathias Co. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 5 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 13 Dec 1955 |
| History | Placed in commission, in reserve in February 1946 at the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego, California |
Commands listed for USS Swift (AM 122)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Kendall Cockey, USNR | 29 Dec 1943 | 31 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Swift include:
17 Apr 1944
The depth charge attacks made by the US minesweeper USS Swift and the US submarine chaser USS PC-619 south-west of Ireland, in position 50°09'N, 12°51'W, formerly credited with the destruction of the German U-boat U-986, were probably carried out against a nonsub target.