| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | AM 61 |
| Built by | Defoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 5 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 22 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 24 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 12 Dec 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Decommissioned in December 1945 at San Diego California |
Commands listed for USS Pheasant (AM 61)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John B. Burnham, USNR | 12 Dec 1942 | 4 Aug 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Marcel Joseph Blancq, USNR | 4 Aug 1943 | 11 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | Harold Irving Pratt, USNR | 11 Nov 1943 | 29 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | Charles W. Logan, USNR | 29 Sep 1944 | 4 Aug 1945 |
| 5 | Joseph J. Summerell, USNR | 4 Aug 1945 | 9 Nov 1945 |
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