USS McMinnville (PCS-1401)

USS "McMinnville" (PCS-1401) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. Originally known only by her designation, as USS "PCS-1401", she was renamed later in her career after towns in Oregon and Tennessee, and is the only U.S. Navy ship to have been named "McMinnville".

History

"McMinnville" was laid down as "YMS-452" by South Coast Co. of Newport Beach, California on 3 March 1944. She was redesignated "PCS-1401" on 23 June 1944; launched 22 July 1944; and commissioned at Newport Beach 21 February 1945, Lt. R. P. Gray in command.

After shakedown training out of San Diego, California, "PCS-1401" reported for duty with the West Coast Sound Training Squadron at San Diego 25 March 1945. During the closing months of World War II she operated off southern California training men in antisubmarine warfare sonar techniques. She had similar duty out of San Diego over the next decade, joining Service Squadron 1 in November 1954. On 31 March 1955 she left San Diego for Panama, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she decommissioned 1 June 1955, was placed in an “in service” status, and began training naval reservists of the Chattanooga area.

Renamed "McMinnville" on 15 February 1956, she continued service in maintaining reserve readiness until struck from the Navy Vessel Register on 1 August 1962. She was sold to Marine Exploration Co. of Miami, Florida on 28 May 1963.

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