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==Service in the Pacific Theater and Decommission==

==Service in the Pacific Theater and Decommission==

Following shakedown training in Charleston between March 31 and April 24, 1945, the Barbican arrived in the Pacific late in the summer of 1945. The Barbican did not depart [[Pearl Harbor]], bound for the Western Pacific, until August 17th, two days ''after'' the Japanese capitulation officially ended [[World War II]]. On her way west, he auxiliary minelayer made one stop at Midway Island before arriving at Saipan in the Marianas on September 20th. There, she reported for duty with the Commander, Minecraft, Pacific Fleet. For a little more than a month, she served as tender and flagship for a squadron of motor minesweepers (YMS), performing those duties both at Saipan and at Okinawa.  

Following shakedown training in Charleston between March 31 and April 24, 1945, the Barbican arrived in the Pacific late in the summer of 1945. The Barbican did not depart [[Pearl Harbor]], bound for the Western Pacific, until August 17, two days ''after'' the Japanese capitulation officially ended [[World War II]]. On her way west, he auxiliary minelayer made one stop at Midway Island before arriving at Saipan in the Marianas on September 20. There, she reported for duty with the Commander, Minecraft, Pacific Fleet. For a little more than a month, she served as tender and flagship for a squadron of motor minesweepers (YMS), performing those duties both at Saipan and at Okinawa.  

Late in October, the ship moved from Okinawa to Sasebo, Japan, where she took part in the postwar occupation of Japan. On February 24, 1946, she headed back to the United States to report to the Commandant, 12th Naval District, for duty pending inactivation. On June 12, 1946, she was placed out of commission and simultaneously transferred to the Coast Guard. Her name was struck from the Navy list on July 19, 1946. <ref name="Dictionary">[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

Late in October, the ship moved from Okinawa to Sasebo, Japan, where she took part in the postwar occupation of Japan. On February 24, 1946, she headed back to the United States to report to the Commandant, 12th Naval District, for duty pending inactivation. On June 12, 1946, she was placed out of commission and simultaneously transferred to the Coast Guard. Her name was struck from the Navy list on July 19, 1946.<ref name="Dictionary">[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

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