The third USS Champion (BAM-1/AM-314/MSF-314) was an Auk-class minesweeper of the United States Navy.
ARM Mariano Escobedo (left) in Manzanillo
The Auk class were a class of minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 93 Auks built.
USS Chief (AM-315) underway in 1952