Construction and Commissioning
Originally classified as a "coastal minesweeper," AMc-126, Augury was reclassified as a "minesweeper," AM-149, on 21 February 1942. She was laid down on 7 December 1942 at Tampa, Florida, by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Inc., launched on 23 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Helen K. MacLean, and commissioned on 17 March 1943 with Lieutenant A. G. Wood, USNR, in command.
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