USS Abele (AN-58) was a Ailanthus-class net laying ship in the service of the United States Navy, named after a type of Asian ornamental tree. She was laid down on 8 January 1943 at New Bern, North Carolina, by the Barbour Boat Works; launched on 19 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. G. B. Waters; and commissioned at Morehead, North Carolina, on 2 June 1944, with Lieutenant Commander J. H. Bloodworth in command.