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The net tender spent the remainder of the war in the
Pacific Ocean, laying and tending torpedo nets and buoys, and conducting various salvage and towing operations. She ranged from New Caledonia to
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duties were, nevertheless, vital and certainly not without hazard, as was dramatically demonstrated soon after she arrived in the
Solomons in the spring of 1943.
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Okinawa. While her battle with the Japanese may have been over, there were still the "elements" with which to contend. On 9 October 1945, a
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barrage that helped to drive the attackers off, claiming one "Val" shot down, another "possibly" splashed, and a third "damaged."
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batteries scored hits on three enemy planes. Two of these
Japanese aircraft crashed and the third departed the area in flames.
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in her itinerary. During this time, she was reclassified as a net layer, on 31 January 1944, her hull number becoming
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Houghton area of
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on 18 March. Six days later, she got underway and proceeded via the
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Francisco on 22 January 1943, bound for
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686:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
611:commenced her pre-inactivation overhaul at
364:(YN-1) was laid down on 14 October 1940 at
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507:Shooting down enemy planes in the Marianas
553:32.8.3). During that morning, she took a
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573:swept across Okinawa. During the storm,
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423:and included the Solomon Islands, the
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392:Commissioned on 30 December 1942,
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79:containing about four hundred
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388:Assigned to the South Pacific
632:U.S. Maritime Administration
511:A little over a year later,
341:which was assigned to serve
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442:While perhaps pedestrian,
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99:Lake Washington Shipyards
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370:Lake Washington Shipyard
296:48 officers and enlisted
132:30 December 1942 as USS
737:-class net laying ships
460:Aichi D3A2 dive bombers
215:General characteristics
450:Under attack at Tulagi
306:3 in (76 mm)
628:Pacific Reserve Fleet
599:Post-war inactivation
112:14 October 1940, as (
647:Kirkland, Washington
588:stern collided with
561:Damaged in a typhoon
376:World War II service
366:Houghton, Washington
103:Houghton, Washington
636:Olympia, Washington
517:Operation "Forager"
462:), escorted by 110
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382:12th Naval District
357:Built in Washington
183:Tiburon, California
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653:Honors and awards
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380:Allocated to the
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536:.50-caliber
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329:(AN-6/YN-1)
304:one single
189:Honours and
1193:1941 ships
1182:Categories
1091:Pepperwood
1079:Sandalwood
959:Pepperwood
931:Sandalwood
826:Chinquapin
819:Eucalyptus
668:References
586:Snowbell's
521:Task Group
493:cargo ship
484:Aaron Ward
431:, and the
293:Complement
288:12.5 knots
274:Propulsion
152:In service
1086:Tarentule
1062:Libellule
1055:Hackberry
882:Hackberry
805:Buckthorn
770:Butternut
593:starboard
551:Task Unit
480:destroyer
412:, to the
368:, by the
351:submarine
343:U.S. Navy
310:gun mount
109:Laid down
88:succulent
85:flowering
1098:Scorpion
1067:Rosewood
1050:Araignée
1010:Mulberry
945:Teaberry
924:Rosewood
896:Mulberry
868:Mahogany
833:Gum Tree
791:Cinchona
784:Chestnut
641:The USS
576:Snowbell
555:suicider
301:Armament
245:805 tons
237:560 tons
198:for her
179:Homeport
171:Stricken
121:Launched
63:Namesake
1074:Luciole
1038:Locuste
917:Redwood
798:Buckeye
777:Catalpa
763:Boxwood
626:Group,
578:(AN-52)
571:typhoon
547:Okinawa
487:and an
421:Okinawa
331:was an
253:163' 2"
234:Tonnage
226:-class
202:service
95:Builder
90:plants.
81:species
75:, is a
31:History
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1156:Cohoes
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889:Mimosa
861:Locust
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590:Aloe's
529:Aloe's
456:Tulagi
444:Aloe's
427:, the
406:Noumea
353:nets.
336:-class
312:; two
269:11' 8"
261:30' 6"
250:Length
194:three
191:awards
136:(YN-1)
1136:Larch
1005:Orion
910:Hazel
875:Mango
854:Larch
847:Elder
840:Holly
812:Ebony
532:20 mm
489:oiler
285:Speed
266:Draft
77:genus
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903:Palm
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735:Aloe
691:here
658:Aloe
643:Aloe
609:Aloe
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567:Aloe
534:and
525:Guam
513:Aloe
476:Aloe
437:AN-6
394:Aloe
362:Aloe
334:Aloe
327:Aloe
325:USS
258:Beam
224:Aloe
220:Type
207:Fate
164:AN-6
134:Aloe
114:YN-1
73:Aloë
68:Aloe
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55:USS
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