Commander Minesweeping Forces, Atlantic Fleet. or ComMinLant, also seen as COMMINLANT, was a
U.S. Navy type commands
U.S. Navy type commands perform administrative, personnel, and operational training functions in the United States Navy for a "type" of weapon system (e.g., naval aviation, submarine warfare, surface warships) within a fleet organization.
Aircraft ...
, directing
minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
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ComMinLant was activated on 1 January 1946 as an organization to command and control U.S. Navy minesweepers, and their activities, while assigned to the Atlantic Ocean. The Commander, Mine Forces, Atlantic was responsible for all minecraft operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Minesweeper forces under the command of ''ComMinLant'' are known as MinLant or MINLANT. Units under his command were divided into Minesweeping Squadrons (MinRon)s.
Rear Admiral Emmett P. Bonner commanded Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 6 from 1967 to 1968, homeported in Charleston. His flagship was USS Leahy DLG-16; he served concurrently as COMMINELANT homeported in Charleston.
The organization was merged into
Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) is a post within the United States Fleet Forces Command. As Naval Surface Force Atlantic, it is a military formation, but the organization is often known as SURFLANT. Its headquarters are a ...
on 1 July 1975.
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Minesweepers of the United States Navy