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ACM-9 Trapper / ARC-5 Yamacraw



Trapper served the US Army (briefly), Navy and the Coast Guard

Chimo Class Auxiliary Minelayer: Laid down for U. S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, Mine Planter Service as Major General Arthur Murray at Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, WV; Launched, (date unknown); Acquired by the Navy, 2 January 1945 and converted to an Auxiliary Minelayer at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC; Commissioned USS Trapper (ACM-9), 15 March 1945; Decommissioned, 20 June 1946, Transferred to the Coast Guard, renamed USCGC Yamacraw (WARC-333); Struck from the Naval Register, 19 July 1946; Reacquired by the Navy, 17 May 1959; Converted to a Cable Repair Ship, Recommissioned USS Yamacraw (ARC-5), 30 April 1959; Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 2 July 1965; Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal. Fate unknown

Specifications: Displacement 1,320 t.; Length 188' 2"; Beam 37'; Draft 12' 6"; Speed 12.5kts; Complement 69; Armament one 40mm gun mount.
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Trapper 43k - Gunter Krebs
Yamacraw 27k Seen here as USCGC Yamacraw (WARC 333) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Yamacraw 58k Yamacraw (ARC 5) underway in Cheaspeake Bay during Operational Readiness Inspection, c. 1963/64. The Edens brothers
GMC Bowman Ret. 62k Entire crew of Yamacraw (ARC 5) is assembled on the Quarterdeck as the Commanding Officer, LT Warren B. Shearon congratulates BMC Slobota on his retirement. c. 1963/64. The Edens brothers
Yamacraw 39k Seen here as USS Yamacraw (ARC 5) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. c. 1964. Ex-Radarman Victor G. Edens, who was a crewmember along with his two brothers.
Yamacraw 46k Seen here as USS Yamacraw (ARC 5) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. c. 1964. Ex-Radarman Victor G. Edens, who was a crewmember along with his two brothers.
Yamacraw 35k Seen here as USS Yamacraw (ARC 5) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. c. 1964. Ex-Radarman Victor G. Edens, who was a crewmember along with his two brothers.
Edens Brothers 65k The three Edens brothers, Barney, Victor and Darrell at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. c. 1964. Ex-Radarman Victor G. Edens, who was a crewmember along with his two brothers.

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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