- USS Barricade (ACM-3)
USS "Barricade" (ACM-3) was a "Chimo"-class
minelayer in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II .Laid down as an army mine planter named "Colonel John Storey" built in
1942 atPoint Pleasant ,West Virginia , by the Marietta Manufacturing Co., "Barricade" was acquired by the Navy on7 April 1944 , renamed Barricade, and commissioned the same day, Lt. Charles P. Haber in command.World War II Invasion of Europe
Following her commissioning, the former army mine planter was converted to an auxiliary minelayer by the
Norfolk Navy Yard and was ready to begin her new role by29 April . "Barricade" departed theUnited States on 14 May and arrived atBizerte ,Tunisia , where preparations for the invasion of southernFrance were moving forward. Between June1944 and the war's end in May1945 , theminelayer served atSalerno , Naples,Toulon ,Oran ,Palermo ,Golfe Juan ,Cannes ,Sardinia , andAnzio .Pacific Theatre operations
Returning stateside on
23 June , "Barricade" underwent overhaul inJacksonville, Florida , from26 June to10 August . She was then reassigned to the Pacific Fleet; and, despite the Pacific War's end in mid August, she loaded supplies and departed Norfolk on27 August . "Barricade" transited thePanama Canal on2 September and reported for duty on the 4th. From her base atSan Diego, California , she worked along theCalifornia coast in peacetime operations.Decommissioning
She was decommissioned and transferred to the
U.S. Coast Guard on28 June 1946 . For that service, she served on weather patrols and helped to maintain aids tonavigation . Her name was struck from theNavy list on19 July 1946 .Awards
"Barricade" earned one
battle star for herWorld War II service.References
ee also
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List of United States Navy ships External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.ibiblio.net/hyperwar/USN/ships/ACM/ACM-3_Barricade.html Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 ACM-3 USS Barricade]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0103.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - ex-USS Barricade (ACM 3) - ex-Colonel John Storey]
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