USS Chimo (ACM-1)

History
United States
NameUSS Chimo (ACM-1)
BuilderMarietta Manufacturing Company, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Laid down1943 as USAMP Colonel Charles W. Bundy for the U.S. Army
Launched1943
Acquired7 April 1944
Commissioned7 April 1944
Decommissioned21 May 1946
Stricken19 July 1946
Honours and
awards
2 battle stars
FateSold, 28 September 1948
NotesConverted to tuna seiner MV Day Island
General characteristics
Class and typeChimo-class minelayer
Displacement880 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)
Complement69
Armament1 × 40 mm gun

The second USS Chimo (ACM-1) was the lead ship of her class of minelayers in the United States Navy during World War II.

Chimo 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.