| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | AM 59 |
| Built by | Defoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 5 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 21 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 20 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 Nov 1942 |
| End service | 15 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 15 May 1946 at Astoria, Oregon |
Commands listed for USS Chickadee (AM 59)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. George Buchanan Coale, USNR | 9 Nov 1942 | 29 Jul 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. William Donald Allen, USNR | 29 Jul 1943 | Jan 1945 |
| 3 | William N. Swift, USNR | Jan 1945 | Apr 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. Edgar Samuel Downs, Jr., USNR | Apr 1945 | 11 Oct 1945 |
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