USS Spear

**USS Spear (AM-322)** was an Auk-class minesweeper commissioned by the United States Navy during World War II. Launched in 1943, she played a crucial role in clearing minefields in the Pacific Theater, ensuring safe passage for Allied ships during key island-hopping campaigns. After the war, USS Spear assisted with post-war mine clearance operations before being decommissioned in 1946. In 1948, she was transferred to the Mexican Navy, where she served under the name ARM Hermenegildo Galeana.