USS Planter (ACM-2)

USS Planter (ACM-2)

The second USS "Planter" (ACM-2) was a "Chimo"-class minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II.

"Planter" was built as the U.S. Army mine planter "Col. George Richer" by Marietta Manufacturing Company, Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, in April 1941, was acquired by the U.S. Navy 4 April 1944 and commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, on the same date, Lt. T. T. Scudder, Jr., USNR, in command.

World War II Invasion of Europe operations

USS Planter was assigned to Service Squadron Five, Atlantic Fleet, and got underway in convoy for the Mediterranean, 13 May 1944, reaching the Azores 24 May, and arriving at Bizerte, Tunisia, 12 June. She continued on to put into Naples, thence to southern France to support minesweeping and buoy laying operations conducted during and after Operation Dragoon. At Toulon, 1 September she rescued 31 survivors from YMS–21, sunk by a mine, then resumed her support activities, continuing them until departing for Bizerte 12 November. From the latter she sailed to Cagliari, Sardinia, thence to Oran, en route back to the United States, arriving at Norfolk 17 January 1945.

Pacific Theatre operations

Converted to minesweep gear and repair ship at Charleston, she departed for the Canal Zone 6 April; entered the Pacific for duty with Minecraft, Pacific, 17 April; and reached Pearl Harbor 17 May. Continuing westward, she anchored off Okinawa 4 July to render tender services to YMSs. in August she steamed to the Philippines, where she received news of the war’s end. She returned to Okinawa 25 August and remained until 9 December when she got underway for Honshū. Between 13 December and 25 February 1946 she provided mine tender services in Japanese waters, then got underway for the United States, arriving at San Francisco 16 April.

Decommissioning

Decommissioned 22 May 1946, her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 23 December 1947. On 9 April 1948 she was transferred to the Maritime Commission and was subsequently sold to Foss Launch and Tug Co., Oakland, California.

Awards

"Planter" received one battle star for World War II service.

References

ee also

* List of United States Navy ships

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://ftp.metalab.unc.edu/hyperwar//USN/ships/ACM/ACM-2_Planter.html Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 ACM-2 USS Planter]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0102.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Planter (ACM 2) - ex-Colonel George Richer]


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