USS Buttress (ACM-4)

USS "Buttress" (PCE-878/ACM-4) was a minesweeper in the United States Navy during World War II.

"Buttress" was laid down as "PCE-878" on 11 May 1943 at Portland, Oregon, by the Albina Engine & Machine Works; launched on 26 August 1943; and commissioned on 13 March 1944.

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

Following commissioning, she entered the Mare Island Navy Yard for conversion to a drill mine laying and recovery ship. On 15 June 1944, "PCE-878" was named "Buttress" and redesignated ACM-4. The ship was assigned to Service Squadron (ServRon) 6 and saw duty at advanced bases in the central and western Pacific Ocean through the end of the war. She returned to the West Coast at San Francisco late in December 1946.

Decommissioning

From there, USS Buttress moved north to Bremerton, Washington, where she was decommissioned on 24 February 1947. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 5 March 1947, and she was sold to J. W. Rumsey on 30 October 1947.

References

See also

* List of United States Navy ships