Chimo sailed from Norfolk on 13 May 1944 for Plymouth and the Normandy beaches. She lay at anchor off Utah Beach from 7 to 19 June as flagship of Commander Minesweepers West, providing tender services to British and United States minesweeping forces as they kept lanes open for the movement of supplies vital to the invasion buildup. Between 20 June 1944 and 5 March 1945, Chimo operated from Plymouth along the coast of France at Cherbourg, bay of Saint-Brieuc, and Brest. She cleared Plymouth on 5 March for overhaul in the States and on 11 June, departed Norfolk arriving at San Diego on 3 July for voyage repairs and training.
Pacific Ocean operationsEdit
In mid-September 1945, Chimo began duty off Eniwetok, Saipan, and Okinawa until 1 February 1946, when she put into Sasebo. Chimo cleared Sasebo on 10 March for Saipan, Eniwetok, Pearl Harbor, and San Francisco, arriving 16 April.
DecommissioningEdit
Chimo was decommissioned 21 May 1946, transferred to the War Shipping Administration and sold 28 September 1948. The ship was sold 1963 to become tuna seiner MV Day Island.[1]
NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive – USS Chimo (ACM 1) – ex-USAMP Colonel Charles W. Bundy
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945 ACM-1 USS Chimo
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chimo, other, ships, with, same, name, chimo, second, lead, ship, class, minelayers, united, states, navy, during, world, historyunited, statesnamebuildermarietta, manufacturing, company, point, pleasant, west, virginialaid, down1943, usamp, colonel, charles, . For other ships with the same name see USS Chimo The second USS Chimo ACM 1 was the lead ship of her class of minelayers in the United States Navy during World War II HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS Chimo ACM 1 BuilderMarietta Manufacturing Company Point Pleasant West VirginiaLaid down1943 as USAMP Colonel Charles W Bundy for the U S ArmyLaunched1943Acquired7 April 1944Commissioned7 April 1944Decommissioned21 May 1946Stricken19 July 1946Honours andawards2 battle starsFateSold 28 September 1948NotesConverted to tuna seiner MV Day IslandGeneral characteristicsClass and typeChimo class minelayerDisplacement880 long tons 894 t Length188 ft 2 in 57 35 m Beam37 ft 11 m Draft12 ft 6 in 3 81 m PropulsionTwo Combustion Engineering header type boilers two 1 200shp Skinner Unaflow reciprocating engines two shafts Speed12 5 knots 23 2 km h 14 4 mph Complement69Armament1 40 mm gunChimo was built as USAMP Colonel Charles W Bundy for the U S Army Mine Planter Service by Marietta Manufacturing Co Point Pleasant West Virginia converted at Norfolk Navy Yard acquired by the U S Navy on 7 April 1944 commissioned the same day and reported to the Atlantic Fleet Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Normandy invasion operations 1 2 Pacific Ocean operations 1 3 Decommissioning 2 References 3 External linksService history EditNormandy invasion operations Edit Chimo sailed from Norfolk on 13 May 1944 for Plymouth and the Normandy beaches She lay at anchor off Utah Beach from 7 to 19 June as flagship of Commander Minesweepers West providing tender services to British and United States minesweeping forces as they kept lanes open for the movement of supplies vital to the invasion buildup Between 20 June 1944 and 5 March 1945 Chimo operated from Plymouth along the coast of France at Cherbourg bay of Saint Brieuc and Brest She cleared Plymouth on 5 March for overhaul in the States and on 11 June departed Norfolk arriving at San Diego on 3 July for voyage repairs and training Pacific Ocean operations Edit In mid September 1945 Chimo began duty off Eniwetok Saipan and Okinawa until 1 February 1946 when she put into Sasebo Chimo cleared Sasebo on 10 March for Saipan Eniwetok Pearl Harbor and San Francisco arriving 16 April Decommissioning Edit Chimo was decommissioned 21 May 1946 transferred to the War Shipping Administration and sold 28 September 1948 The ship was sold 1963 to become tuna seiner MV Day Island 1 Chimo received two battle stars for World War II service References Edit Photo gallery of USS Chimo ACM 1 at NavSource Naval History This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditNavSource Online Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive USS Chimo ACM 1 ex USAMP Colonel Charles W Bundy Ships of the U S Navy 1940 1945 ACM 1 USS Chimo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Chimo ACM 1 amp oldid 1175038330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
