USS Toucan

History
United States
Name	USS Toucan (AM-387)
Namesake	toucan
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Laid down	16 February 1944
Launched	15 September 1944
Commissioned	25 November 1944
Decommissioned	1 July 1946
Recommissioned	27 October 1950
Reclassified	MSF-387, 7 February 1955
Decommissioned	1 May 1957
Honors and awards	3 battle stars (World War II) 2 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Transferred to Republic of China, 22 December 1964
History
Republic of China
Name	ROCS Chien Men (PCE-45) 劍門
Acquired	22 December 1964
Fate	Sunk at the Battle of Dongshan on 6 August 1965
General characteristics
Class and type	Auk-class minesweeper
Displacement	890 long tons (904 t)
Length	221 ft 3 in (67.44 m)
Beam	32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	100 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 2 × 40 mm guns 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × Depth charge tracks

USS Toucan (AM-387) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the toucan, a brightly colored and easily tamed bird of the American tropics, characterized by its large but thin beak.

Toucan was laid down on 16 February 1944 at Cleveland, Ohio, by the American Ship Building Company; launched on 15 September 1944; sponsored by Miss Rose B. Jackiewicz; and commissioned on 25 November 1944.