USS TERCEL (AM-386)

USS TERCEL (AM-386) was an Auk-class minesweeper commissioned by the United States Navy in 1945. Shortly after her commissioning, she served in the Pacific Theater, conducting minesweeping operations to clear naval mines left after World War II. Following post-war duties, TERCEL was decommissioned in 1947 but later recommissioned for service during the Korean War, participating in training exercises and fleet operations along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean. The vessel was finally decommissioned in 1957 and struck from the Navy list in 1966.