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The USS Barbican (ACM 5), was a mine-laying ship in the United States Navy.

History

Construction and Commission

After the Marietta Manufacturing Co. finished her construction at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, she was delivered to the Army and commissioned as the mine planter USAMP Col. George Armistead.

Navy Acquisition

On January 6, 1945, the United States Navy acquired her from the Army Coast Artillery in Charleston, S.C. After the Navy acquisition, she was renamed the USAMP USS Barbican and designated an auxiliary minelayer, ACM 5, on January 19, 1945. On March 24, 1945, the Charleston Navy Yard converted her for naval service and placed in commission under the command of Lt. Comdr. Alexander Anderson, Jr.

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 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.^[1]

References

↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

[Dictionary-1] Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

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-The '''USS Barbican''' (ACM 51) constructed by the Marietta Manufacturing Co. at Point Pleasant, W. Va., for the Army as the mine planter Col. George Armistead was acquired by the Navy from the Army Coast Artillery at Charleston, S.C., on 6 January 1945; renamed Barbican and designated an auxiliary minelayer, ACM 5, on 19 January 1945; converted for naval service by the Charleston (S.C.) Navy Yard; and placed in commission there on 24 March 1945, Lt. Comdr. Alexander Anderson, Jr., in command.
+The '''USS ''Barbican'' (ACM 5)''', was a mine-laying ship in the [[United States Navy]].
+==History==
+===Construction and Commission===
+After the Marietta Manufacturing Co. finished her construction at Point Pleasant, [[West Virginia]], she was delivered to the [[United States Army|Army]] and commissioned as the mine planter USAMP Col. ''George Armistead.''
-Following shakedown training out of Charleston between 31 March and 24 April, Barbican arrived in the Pacific late in the summer of 1945 too late to participate in the war against Japan. In fact, Barbican did not depart Pear1 Harbor and head for the western Pacific until 17 August, two days after the Japanese capitulation ended hostilities. On her way west, the auxiliary minelayer made one stop at Midway Island before arriving at Saipan in the Marianas on 20 September. 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. That assignment lasted unti1 24 February 1946, when she headed back to the United States. She reported to the Commandant, 12th Naval District, late in April 1946 for duty pending inactivation. Barbican was placed out of commission at San Francisco on 12 June 1946 and was transferred simultaneously to the Coast Guard. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm]</ref>
+===Navy Acquisition===
+On January 6, 1945, the [[United States Navy]] acquired her from the Army Coast Artillery in Charleston, S.C. After the Navy acquisition, she was renamed the USAMP USS Barbican and designated an auxiliary minelayer, ACM 5, on January 19, 1945. On March 24, 1945, the Charleston Navy Yard converted her for naval service and placed in commission under the command of Lt. Comdr. Alexander Anderson, Jr.
+==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 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>
 ==References==