Puritan (ACM-16)
Auxiliary minelayer for the U.S. Army and later, the Navy
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Puritan (ACM-16/MMA-16) was built for the United States Army as U.S. Army Mine Planter (USAMP) Col. Alfred A. Maybach MP-13. The ship was transferred to the United States Navy and classified as an auxiliary minelayer. Puritan was never commissioned and thus never bore the "United States Ship" (USS) prefix showing status as a commissioned ship of the U.S. Navy.[1]
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Puritan |
| Launched | as USAMP Col. Alfred A. Maybach MP-13 for the US Army |
| Acquired | by the US Navy, 7 March 1951 |
| Renamed | Puritan, 1 May 1955 |
| Reclassified |
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| Stricken | 1959 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7308009 |
| Fate | Sold 1961, sank 13 February 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | ACM-11 class minelayer |
| Displacement | 1,300 long tons (1,321 t) full |
| Length | 189 ft (58 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 65 |
| Armament | 1 × 20 mm gun |
Acquisition by the U.S. Navy
Out of Commission Status
Upon transfer she was placed out of commission in reserve as the Auxiliary Mine Layer[4] ACM-16, assigned to the San Francisco Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. On 7 February 1955 she was reclassified as the Minelayer, Auxiliary[4] MMA-16. She was named Puritan effective 1 May 1955. She remained out of commission in reserve berthed at Mare Island.[3]
Disposal
She was struck from the Navy Directory in 1959 and sold in 1961.[5]