| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 252 |
| Built by | Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 2 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 24 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 5 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 22 May 1944 |
| End service | 1 Mar 1954 |
| History | Decommissioned 1 March 1954 at Orange, Texas |
Commands listed for USS Instill (AM 252)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Charles Andrew Hardy, Jr., USNR | 22 May 1944 | 2 Nov 1945 |
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