| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AVP 6 |
| Mod | Seaplane tender |
| Built by | Gas Engine and Power Co. (Morris Height, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 Nov 1917 |
| Launched | 12 Jun 1918 |
| Commissioned | 10 Oct 1918 |
| End service | 30 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned on 3 May 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Pelican (AVP 6)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Howell Jesse Dyson, USN | 31 May 1939 | Jun 1941 |
| 2 | Lt. John Clement Alderman, USN | June 1941 | Aug 1942 |
| 3 | Lt. Curtis Howell Hutchings, USN | Aug 1942 | Nov 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. Eliott Lindsay James, Jr., USN | Nov 1942 | 20 Feb 1943 |
| 5 | Sidney G. Richardson, USNR | 20 Feb 1943 | 22 Apr 1944 |
| 6 | Douglas Darwood McIver, USN | 22 Apr 1944 | 7 Apr 1945 |
| 7 | Lt.(jg) Edgar Everett Chance, USNR | 7 Apr 1945 | 12 Jun 1945 |
| 8 | Wilfred C. Fish, USNR | 12 Jun 1945 | 8 Oct 1945 |
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