| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 14 |
| Built by | Chester Shipbuilding Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 19 Oct 1917 |
| Launched | 12 May 1918 |
| Commissioned | 19 Feb 1919 |
| End service | 30 Sep 1946 |
| History | Redesignated ocean tug AT-145 on 1 June 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Woodcock (AM 14)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Paul Eugene Howard, USN | 31 Jan 1939 | 12 Jul 1941 |
| 2 | Jerence Warner Greene, USN | 12 Jul 1941 | mid 1942 |
| 3 | Benjamin P Clark, USCG | mid 1942 | 22 Dec 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Frank Stephen Dowd, USNR | 22 Dec 1942 | mid 1943 |
| 5 | Robert Herbert Teter, USNR | mid 1943 | 17 Apr 1944 |
| 6 | William Henry Stewart, USNR | 17 Apr 1944 | 21 Jun 1945 |
| 7 | Matt Thomas Kershall, USNR | 21 Jun 1945 |
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