USS Silverbell
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Silverbell (YN-70) |
| Namesake | Silverbell |
| Builder | Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company, Stockton, California |
| Laid down | 7 November 1942 |
| Launched | 19 June 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Henry Ohm |
| Reclassified | AN-51, 20 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 10 January 1947, Shanghai, China |
| Stricken | 28 January 1947 |
| Honors and awards | one battle star for World War II service |
| Fate | Transferred to Republic of China Maritime Customs Service for use as a buoy and lighthouse tender |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ailanthus-class net laying ship |
| Displacement | 1,275 tons |
| Length | 194 ft 6 in (59.28 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 7 in (10.54 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel electric , 2,500hp |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 57 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single gun mount, four twin 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Silverbell (AN-51/YN-70) was an
Launched in California
Silverbell (AN-51) was laid down on 7 November 1942 as YN-70 by Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company, Stockton, California, launched on 19 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Henry Ohm; redesignated as AN-51 on 20 January 1944; and commissioned on 16 February 1944.
World War II support
Pacific Ocean operations
Silverbell sailed from
On the 24th, the net layer sailed for
Silverbell arrived in
Post WWII service
Silverbell arrived at San Francisco 21 Dec 45 for disposal. On January 10, 1947, she was transferred to the Chinese Maritime Customs for use as a buoy and lighthouse tender. She was ordered to Shanghai in May 1946. She departed Subic Bay en route on Dec 22, 1946. She was decommissioned at Shanghai and turned over to Chinese Maritime Customs via Foreign Liquidation Commission on Jan. 10, 1947. She was struck from the Navy List on January 28, 1947. She escaped to Taiwan during Chinese Civil War and served in the Taiwanese Customs Preventive Service, scrapped 1974.[1]
Honors and awards
Silverbell received one
References
- ^ "Ailanthus (AN-38) Class". ShipScribe.
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-70 / AN-51 Silverbell
