U.S. Navy service Bastion departed
Charleston, South Carolina for the
Pacific Theatre on 17 June 1945. She transited the
Panama Canal on 23 June 1945 and arrived at
San Diego, California 7 July 1945.
Bastion reported to
Minesweeping Force Pacific Fleet (ComMinPac) Commander, MINECRAFT, Pacific, at
Pearl Harbor,
Territory of Hawaii in August 1945.
Bastion arrived in the
Marianas Islands on 22 August 1945. Although classified a minelayer, she performed minesweeping and repair-ship duties throughout the Marianas during August and September 1945. Between October and December 1945 she continued these duties in the
Ryukyu Islands.
Bastion departed
Okinawa 17 December 1945 and arrived in Japan 21 December 1945 where she performed further minesweeping and repair-ship duties during the
Occupation of Japan until 11 March 1946.
Decommissioning On 11 March 1946,
Bastion headed home. She was decommissioned on 18 June 1946 at San Francisco, California and was immediately transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard. Her name was struck from the
Navy list on 19 July 1946.
U.S. Coast Guard service The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned her USCGC
Jonquil (WAGL/WLB-330) on 29 August 1946. She was converted to a buoy tender, assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District and was based out of
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Jonquil serviced aids to navigation (ATON), participated in search and rescue (SAR) and law enforcement as needed. On 14 March 1950
Jonquil escorted a disabled trawler to
Thimble Shoal in
Chesapeake Bay Virginia. On 7 April 1950 she assisted a barge that was adrift. On 19 October 1951 she assisted M/V
Theofano Livano aground near
Cape Henry Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. From 11 to 12 December 1951 she towed the disabled M/V
McKittrick Hills to the
Chesapeake Lightship where
McKittrick Hills was transferred to a commercial tug. From 26 to 27 February 1952 she assisted a grounded tug, M/V
Mary Sheridan near the
York Spit Light Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. On 11 March 1952 she assisted the disabled F/V
Elizabeth two miles southeast of Turner Lump near
Chincoteague Bay, Virginia. On 14 May 1954
Jonquil assisted a grounded barge near Diamond Marsh, Virginia. In October 1954 she assisted the disabled ferry M/V
Princess Ann near Kiptopeke Beach, Virginia. On 11 April 1956 she assisted M/S
Paraporti aground near
Lynnhaven Inlet.
Jonquil was transferred to
Morehead City, North Carolina on 1 September 1960. On 27 September 1961 she helped fight a fire aboard USNS
Potomac at
Beaufort, North Carolina. On 9 March 1962 she stood by the stern section of the tanker M/S
Gem following her break-up. From 6 to 7 December 1962 she towed the disabled M/Y
Cid for 185 miles to Morehead City, North Carolina. On 28 July 1969
Jonquil dewatered the schooner S/S
Chawe Souris 19 miles west of the
Frying Pan Shoals Light.
Jonquil was decommissioned on 15 September 1969 after 23 years of service in the U.S. Coast Guard.. ==See also==