USS Jacamar (AMCU-25)

History
United States
Name	USS Jacamar
Builder	New Jersey Shipbuilding Corporation, Barber, New Jersey
Laid down	1 September 1944, as LCI(L)-870
Launched	2 October 1944
Commissioned	9 October 1944
Reclassified	LSIL, 28 February 1949 USS Jacamar (AMCU-25), 7 March 1952
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	LCI(L)-351-class
Displacement	386 long tons (392 t) full
Length	163 ft 4 in (49.78 m)
Beam	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Draft	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Propulsion	8 × GM diesel engines (4 per shaft), 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW) 2 × variable pitch propellers
Speed	14.4 knots (26.7 km/h; 16.6 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	75 long tons (76 t)
Troops	9 officers, 200 enlisted
Complement	4 officers, 25 enlisted
Armament	5 × 20 mm AA guns

USS Jacamar (AMCU-25), was a LCI(L)-351-class of the United States Navy.

History[]

Laid down on 1 September 1944, by the New Jersey Shipbuilding Corporation of Barber, New Jersey, the ship was launched on 2 October 1944, commissioned as USS LCI(L)-870 on 9 October 1944, and decommissioned in 1954. Other than the fact that she was commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned after 1954, very little is known about her operational activities.

Conversion to minesweeper[]

Laid up in the Reserve Fleet, her designation changed to Landing Ship Infantry (Large) LSIL, on 28 February 1949, and the ship was authorized for conversion to Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator), in FY 1952 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. Renamed USS Jacamar (AMCU-25) on 7 March 1952, conversion began on 3 August 1953, was completed on 1 February 1954, and the ship was recommissioned as USS Jacamar (AMCU-25) on 1 December 1954.

Decommissioning[]

Jacamar was decommissioned, (date unknown), struck from the Naval Vessel Register, (date unknown). Her final disposition and fate are unknown.

Additional characteristics[]

• Armor, 10-lb. STS plating to splinter shields, pilothouse, and conning station.
• Fuel Capacity, 110 tons, lube oil 240 gallons.

References[]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links[]

• Photo gallery of USS Jacamar (LCI(L)-870/LSIL-870/AMCU-25) at NavSource Naval History