USS Kite (AM-75)
 USS Kite (AM-75) was the lead ship of her class of minesweepers of the United States Navy during World War II.The ship was laid down on 18 June 1928 as the fishing trawler M/V Holy Cross by the Bath Iron Works Bath Maine for F. J. O'Hara and Sons Inc. Boston Massachusetts. Launched on 24 November 1928 and delivered on 27 November 1928. Renamed Kite on 14 August 1940 and acquired by the U.S. Navy on 11 September 1940.