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'''USS ''Brambling'' (AMc-39)''' was an [[Accentor class coastal minesweeper|''Accentor''-class]] [[coastal minesweeper]] acquired by the [[U.S. Navy]] for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

The first ship named ''Brambling'' by the Navy, ''AMc-39'' was laid down on 4 February 1941 at [[Ipswich, Massachusetts]], by W. A. Robinson, Inc.; launched on 7 August 1941; sponsored by Mrs. John McLennon; delivered to the Navy on 6 July 1941; modified for naval service and outfitted by the [[Boston Navy Yard]]; and commissioned there on 15 October 1941.

== World War II service ==

On 27 October, the [[coastal minesweeper]] departed [[Boston]], Massachusetts, on her way to [[Yorktown, Virginia]]. She arrived at her destination on the 30th and conducted training out of the Mine Warfare School. At the conclusion of her training, she reported to the [[Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet]], for duty. She was assigned initially to Submarine Squadron ([[SubRon]]) 1 at [[New London, Connecticut]], where she began duty late in November. About a month later, ''Brambling'' was reassigned to the [[3d Naval District]] and began patrol and minesweeping operations from the [[Montauk, New York|Montauk]] Section Base.

=== Assigned to the Caribbean ===

After repairs at the New York Marine Basin early in March 1942, the minesweeper sailed on 15 March bound for duty in the [[Panama Canal Zone]]. Voyaging via [[Norfolk, Virginia]], [[Charleston, South Carolina]], [[Miami, Florida]], and [[Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]], ''Brambling'' reported to the Commandant, [[15th Naval District]], at [[Coco Solo, Panama|Coco Solo]] in the Canal Zone on 9 April. On 16 May 1942, ''Brambling'' was placed out of commission and then was placed in service as a district craft. The minesweeper spent the remainder of [[World War II]] patrolling the waters of the [[15th Naval District]].

== End-of-war deactivation ==

In October 1945, she received orders to Charleston for inactivation. She reported to the Commandant, [[6th Naval District]], on 22 October. ''Brambling'' was finally placed out of service on 12 February 1946, and she was laid up in the [[Wando River]] with the Charleston Group of the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. Her name was struck from the [[Navy list]] on 26 February 1946. On 23 October 1947, the former coastal minesweeper was sold to Evald Sooter, of [[Miami, Florida]].

== References ==
*{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/brambling-i.html}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/03039.htm NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Brambling (AMc 39)]

{{Accentor class minesweeper}}

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[[Category:Accentor-class minesweepers]]
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[[Category:World War II minesweepers of the United States]]