The USS Acme (AMc-61) was an Accentor-class coastal minesweeper constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Laid down on 31 March 1941 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Company in Greenport, New York, the vessel was initially named USS Adamant on 17 May 1941 before being renamed USS Acme on 23 May 1941. She was launched on 31 May 1941, with Mrs. John Q. Adams serving as her sponsor. The ship was officially commissioned on 11 September 1941. Designed as a small, coastal minesweeper, Acme was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet following her shakedown cruise. She proceeded to Yorktown, Virginia, where she engaged in minesweeping operations through mid-November 1941. Subsequently, she arrived at New London, Connecticut, on 23 November 1941, to undertake minesweeping and patrol duties along the New England coast, crucial for maintaining safe passage for Allied shipping during the early years of World War II. Acme underwent a period of restricted availability at the Boston Navy Yard from 2 to 23 February 1942. Afterward, she departed Boston on 3 March to return to New London. On 8 March 1942, Acme was decommissioned and placed in service at New London, continuing operations in the coastal waters of New England and New York throughout the European theater of World War II. Her duties primarily involved minesweeping and patrol activities to ensure safe passage along the U.S. eastern seaboard. Following the end of the war, Acme moved to Charleston, South Carolina, arriving on 28 June 1945. She was placed out of service there on 13 December 1945 and laid up in the Wando River. Declared non-essential to U.S. defense on 19 December 1945, she was struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946. Subsequently, she was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 3 March 1947 and sold to her purchaser, Mr. Lloyd W. Lambert of Baltimore, Maryland. The USS Acme’s service exemplifies the vital, though often understated, role of coastal minesweepers in maintaining maritime safety during wartime.

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