| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | 14 June 1944 |
| Launched | 14 July 1944 |
| Commissioned | 21 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 20 May 1955 |
| Reclassified | AMCU-16, 7 March 1952; MHC-16 while inactive |
| Stricken | 1 January 1960 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7829388 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LCIL-351 |
| Displacement | 387 (f.) tons |
| Length | 159 ft 0 in (48.46 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Speed | 14.4 k |
| Complement | 40 |
| Armament | 5 x 20 mm machine guns |
USS LCI(L)-653 was an LCI-351-class landing craft infantry built for the United States Navy during World War II. Decommissioned after the war, she was reactivated in 1953 as minehunter USS Avocet (AMCU-16). She was named for the avocet, a long-legged, web-footed shore bird possessing a slender, up-curved bill, found in western and southern states. She was sold in 1960 and her ultimate fate is unknown.