USS Heron (MSC(O)-18/AMS-18/YMS-369) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. Heron was laid down as YMS-369 on 13 January 1943 by , Whitestone, New York, and launched 24 July 1943. The sponsor was Miss Frances J. McCarthy, an employee of the firm. The YMS was commissioned 11 October 1943. Heron received superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 10 September 1951.