USS Catalpa (AN-10)
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Catalpa |
| Namesake | A tree of China, Japan, and North America |
| Builder | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down | as YN-5, date unknown |
| Launched | 22 February 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. E. B. Colton |
| Commissioned | 22 May 1942 as USS Catalpa (YN-5) at Alameda, California |
| Recommissioned | 7 August 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 21 October 1946, at Astoria, Oregon; 7 October 1955, at New London, Connecticut |
| In service | as Catalpa (YN-5), date unknown |
| Reclassified | AN-10, 20 January 1944 |
| Stricken | Unknown |
| Homeport | Tiburon, California |
| Honours and awards | two battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | 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 | diesel engine |
| Speed | 12.5 knots |
| Complement | 44 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single y-gun |
USS Catalpa (AN-10/YN-5) was an
Built in Portland, Oregon
The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Catalpa (YN-5) was launched 22 February 1941 by
World War service
After loading equipment at the Net Depot at
Catalpa arrived at Cape Torokina, Bougainville, 20 February 1944 to carry out varied duties in the Solomon Islands through the spring and summer. In addition to tending nets, she laid mooring buoys, offered towing and salvage services, and provided divers for the services essential to the maintenance of fleet anchorages.
Early in September, she joined forces at
Post-war inactivation
She operated in the
Korean War era service
With the buildup of the fleet brought into effect upon the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, Catalpa was re-commissioned 7 August 1950 and reported to the net depot in San Francisco Bay for training and local duty.
On 1 February 1952, she sailed from San Diego, California, for the Far East, and through 1954 installed and tended nets in Tokyo Bay, except for a period in the fall of 1953 when she carried out similar duties at Guam.
Final decommissioning
On 23 January 1955 she cleared for New London, Connecticut, where she arrived 4 May. She was placed out of commission in reserve there 7 October 1955.
Honors and awards
Catalpa received two
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-5 / AN-10 Catalpa
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