USS Mender (ARS(D)-2)
 USS Mender (ARS(D)-2) was a Gypsy-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy. Originally designated LSM‑550 she was reclassified (ARS(D)‑2) on 24 April 1945 and was laid down on 25 August 1945 by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation Houston Texas. Launched on 7 December 1945; and commissioned on 8 March 1946 Lieutenant Commander A. V. Swarthout in command.