| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Lapwing |
| Pennant | AM 7 |
| Built by | Staten Island Shipbuilding Co. (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 6 Mar 1918 |
| Launched | 3 Jul 1918 |
| Commissioned | 5 Nov 1918 |
| End service | 6 Feb 1946 |
| History | Reclassified ocean tug AT-136 on 1 June 1942 |
Commands listed for USS Oriole (AM 7)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Albert Joseph Wheaton, USN | 15 Aug 1938 | 15 Aug 1942 |
| 2 | Harold Harman Gooden, USN | 15 Aug 1942 | 7 Dec 1942 |
| 3 | Charles Frederick Johnson, USNR | 7 Dec 1942 | 15 Aug 1943 |
| 4 | Harold Harman Gooden, USN | 15 Aug 1943 | 16 May 1945 |
| 5 | Robert Charles Fox, USNR | 16 May 1945 | Sep 1945 |
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