USS Minah (AMC-204)


Entry: 59228 USS MINAH (AMC-204)	USS MINAH AMC 204 - AMCU 14

JAMES (JIMMIE) DYESS wrote on October 15, 2006 City and State: SUNRISE FL Unit: MINE FORCE Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: My Duty Stations were mostly in the southern United States. Boot Camp was San Diego Naval Training Center San Diego California. Memphis, Tenn., Charleston S.C. Minecraft Base,Counter Measure Station Panama City Florida, Key Weast Naval Station, Brookly Naval Yard New York (For Re conversion)Newport R.I. (Looking for Depth Charges that didn't explode) (Didn't find any ) Norfolk Virginia, and Little Creek Virginia. It was quite an adventure Love to do it one more time with the same guys of course. Keywords: "Dizzy" was a nickname I went by in Memphis . my Buddies were Melvin N. Harris, John Hansell, Bennie McConnell, there were a lot of others It was a time worth remembering. Was Discharged in Feb 1953 in Norfolk Va.


Entry: 5104 USS MINAH (AMC-204)	SHIP'S HISTORY - KOREAN WAR SERVICE

CRAIG ROTHHAMMER wrote on November 18, 1999 City and State: LA CRESCENTA CA Unit: USS GRASP (ARS-24) USS BOLSTER (ARS-38) Service or Relationship: NAVY Comments: ALTHOUGH RECOMMISSIONED DURING THE KOREAN WAR, THIS SHIP DID NOT SERVE IN THE WAR ZONE. USS MINAH (AMC-204) Name of a bird. (PCS-1465; dp. 280; L 138'; b. 23'4"; dr., 8'7"; s. 14.1 k.; cpl. 54; a 1 3", 1 40mm., 4 20mm., 2 dct., 2 dcp., 2 rkt.; cl. PCS-1376) PCS-1465 was laid down 17 June 1943 by Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, Oreg.; launched 27 December 1943; commissioned 15 February 1944, Lt. D. L. Case in command. 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 of Little Creek, Va., and Key West, Fla., preceded a final redesignation on 7 February 1955 as Minah (MHC-14). She engaged in projects of the Operational Development Force and saw service within the 6th Naval District before she decommissioned in Florida, September 1959. Briefly berthed with Atlantic Reserve Fleet, her name was stricken from the Navy list 1 November 1959. She was sold to William J. Kleb and removed from Naval custody 8 September 1960. Minah (AMc-204) received one battle star for service in World War II. From: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Keywords: MINESWEEPER, ATLANTIC FLEET


Entry: 4767 USS MINAH (AMC-204)	HELLO TO CREW

JAMES T. (JIMMIE) DYESS wrote on November 11, 1999 City and State: DAVIE FL Unit: USS MINAH AMC 204.....AMCU 14 Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Seeking anyone who I have served with at any of these Installations and would like to knw the where abouts or what happemned to the USS Minah AMC 204.....AMCU 14 Keywords: Was not in Korea I enlisted in 1949 .......Discharged in 1953 Duyt Stations... Memphis NAS Tenn. Charleston, S.C. Minecraft Base, USS Minah AMC 204....AMCU 14.. Panama City, Fl., Brooklyn Navy Yard, Norfolk and Little Creek Va.