''Puritan'' (ACM-16/MMA-16) was built for the

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as U.S. Army Mine Planter (USAMP) ''Col. Alfred A. Maybach'' MP-13. The ship was transferred to the

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and classified as an auxiliary minelayer. ''Puritan'' was never commissioned and thus never bore the "

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" (USS) prefix showing status as a commissioned ship of the U.S. Navy.

Acquisition by the U.S. Navy

''Puritan'' was originally the Army mine planter USAMP ''Col. Alfred A. Maybach'' MP-13. Her transfer to the

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was approved on 7 March 1951.

Out of Commission Status

Upon transfer she was placed out of commission in reserve as the Auxiliary Mine Layer ''ACM-16'', assigned to the San Francisco Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. On 7 February 1955 she was reclassified as the Minelayer, Auxiliary ''MMA-16''. She was named ''Puritan'' effective 1 May 1955. She remained out of commission in reserve berthed at

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Disposal

She was struck from the

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in 1959 and sold in 1961.

References

External links

NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Puritan (ACM-16) Ships built in West Virginia 1942 ships Mine planters of the United States Army Camanche-class minelayers World War II mine warfare vessels of the United States