| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Admirable |
| Pennant | AM 301 |
| Built by | Winslow Marine Railways & Ship Building Corp. (Winslow, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 2 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 16 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 14 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 7 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 7 June 1946 at Orange, Texas |
Commands listed for USS Shelter (AM 301)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Douglas Robert Giddings, USNR | 9 Jul 1944 | Feb 1945 |
| 2 | Samuel Donald LeTourneau, USNR | Feb 1945 | Jul 1945 |
| 3 | James Wilson Lancaster, USNR | Jul 1945 | Nov 1945 |
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