USS Robin (AM-3) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Robin was named, by the U.S. Navy for the American Robin (Turdus migratorius), a North American thrush with a red breast. Robin (Minesweeper No. 3) was laid down 4 March 1918 by the , New York; launched 17 June 1918; sponsored by Miss Bessie Veronica Callaghan; and commissioned 29 August 1918.