USS Bateleur (AMc-37) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper in the U.S. Navy. She was named after the Bateleur, a short-tailed eagle common to eastern Africa. Bateleur was laid down on 21 January 1941 at Ipswich, Massachusetts, by W. A. Robinson, Inc.; launched on 12 May 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Warren S. Little; fitted out for naval service by the Boston Navy Yard; and placed in service there on 18 August 1941, Ensign Burrill D. Barker, Jr., USNR, in charge.