USS Jacana (AMS-193) was a Falcon-class motor minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for clearing coastal minefields. Jacana was launched as AMS-193 on 25 February 1954 by Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy M. Deehan. Reclassified MSC-193 on 7 February 1955, and commissioned on 10 March 1955, Lt. (j.g.) W. W. Jordan in command.