USS Palm (AN-28)
| History | |
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  United States
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| Name: | USS Palm |
| Namesake: | A tree of the spadiciflorae, palmae class |
| Builder: | American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Laid down: | 18 October 1940 as a yard net tender |
| Launched: | 1 February 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 1 November 1941 as USS Palm (YN-23) |
| Decommissioned: | 1 January 1947, at Astoria, Oregon |
| Reclassified: | AN-28, 20 January 1944 |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Fate: | transferred 7 September 1962 to the U.S. Maritime Administration; fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Tonnage: | 560 tons |
| Displacement: | 850 tons |
| Length: | 163' 2" |
| Beam: | 30' 6" |
| Draft: | 11' 8" |
| Propulsion: | direct drive diesel engine, single propeller |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
| Armament: | one single 3"/50 gun mount, three 20mm guns, one y-gun |
USS Palm (AN-28/YN-23) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.
Built in Cleveland, Ohio
Palm (AN–28) was laid down as YN–23 at American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 18 October 1940; launched February 1941; and commissioned 21 August 1941.
World War II service
Palm served on the Atlantic Ocean terminus of the North Atlantic convoy; in 1943, she operated in and around Argentia and Portland, Maine. Re-designated AN–28 on 20 January 1944, she joined other net tenders in their Pacific Ocean efforts. Palm transported, laid, maintained, and recovered anti-torpedo nets, and maintained buoys in auxiliary tasks that kept the Navy operating.
Post-war decommissioning
After the war, Palm reported to the Columbia River, Oregon. She was out of commission, in reserve there from 1 January 1947 until September 1962, when transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration, where she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Olympia, Washington.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-23 / AN-28 Palm