- USS Minah (AMc-204)
USS "PCS-1465" was a built for the
United States Navy duringWorld War II . Late in the war she was renamed and reclassified "Minah" (AMc-204), and in the 1950s reclassified first as AMCU-14 and later as MHC-14. Named for themyna under a variant spelling, she was the only U.S. Navy ship of that name.History
"PCS‑1465" was laid down 17 June 1943 by Astoria Marine Construction Co. of
Astoria, Oregon ; launched 27 December 1943; commissioned 15 February 1944, Lt. D. L. Case in command. Assigned to commander western sea frontier, PCS‑1465 patrolled and trained off the west coast until late in December 1944. Sailing to Pearl Harbor she underwent conversion to an underwater location vessel and consequently 10 January 1945 was armed and redesignated Minah (AMc‑204).Assigned to commander western sea frontier, "PCS 1465" patrolled and trained off the west coast until late in December 1944. Sailing to
Pearl Harbor she underwent conversion to an underwater location vessel and consequently 10 January 1945 was armed and redesignated "Minah" (AMc 204). Following an appropriate training period she departed 7 July in company with other coastal minesweepers forOkinawa . While steaming beyondSaipan on the last leg of her voyage hositilities ceased. Peace focused attention on the need to clear harbor areas for the restoration of commerce and inJapan to gain access for the occupation forces. Operating until 8 September around theOkinawa area, "Minah" then sailed toJapan and assisted in clearing mines from Sasebo Harbor. Later steaming intoPusan ,Korea , 5 October, she supervisedJapan ese minesweeping operations. While on this duty AMc-204 rescued the crew of aJapan esedestroyer which struck a mine and sank and also employed her divers in checking previously sunken ships. Additional underwater location assignments were performed at Kure Harbor before departingKorea n waters 15 January 1946.En route to the
United States "Minah" sailed viaBikini Atoll where from 8 to 25 March she helped prepare the area for theatomic testing ofOperation Crossroads .Arriving
San Pedro, California , 15 May she was soon assigned to the Commander Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, and transferred her base of operations toCharleston, South Carolina , by 21 July. Demobilization policies curtailed the ship’s movements until April 1947 when she undertook a series ofBuShips projects in the Norfolk and Yorktown areas. The following 4 years were spent assisting the Naval Mine Countermeasure Station atPanama City, Florida .Redesignated AMCU-14 on 7 March 1952 "Minah" proceeded to
New York Navy Yard in April, one of 31 minesweepers to be converted. Local operations out ofLittle Creek, Virginia , andKey West, Florida , preceded a final redesignation of MHC-14 on 7 February 1955. She engaged in projects of the Operational Development Force and saw service within the6th Naval District before she decommissioned inFlorida , September 1959. Briefly berthed withAtlantic Reserve Fleet , her name was stricken from theNavy list 1 November 1959. She was sold to William J. Kleb and removed from Naval custody 8 September 1960.Awards and honors
USS "Minah" (AMc-204) received one
battle star for her World War II service.References
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* [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/AMc/AMc-204_Minah.html Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - AMc-204 USS Minah]
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