| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | AM 63 |
| Built by | General Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 5 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 9 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 12 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1942 |
| Lost | 28 Mar 1945 |
| Loss position | 26° 20'N, 127° 40'E |
| History | Sunk by 2 mines off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Hagushi beaches in position 26º20'N, 127º40'E. |
Commands listed for USS Skylark (AM 63)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Chester Arthur Kunz, USN | 25 Nov 1942 | 21 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | Roy Herbert Jones, USNR | 21 Jun 1943 | 21 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | Lt. George Madison Estep, USNR | 21 Nov 1943 | 28 Mar 1945 |
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