USS Munaires (ID-2197) was a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919. SS Munaires was built as a commercial cargo ship at Newport News, Virginia, by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for the Munson Steamship Lines of New York City. She was delivered to the Munson Line on 5 January 1918, but the United States Shipping Board acquired her from Munson on 10 January 1918 for World War I service. On 14 January 1918, the Shipping Board transferred her to the U.S. Navy, which assigned her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 2197 and commissioned her the same day as USS Munaires with Lieutenant Commander F. A. Gaimard, USNRF, in command.