ComMinLant

The Commander Minesweeping Forces, Atlantic Fleet.

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 on 1 July 1975.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.