USS Cohoes (AN-78)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Cohoes |
| Namesake: | A city in New York State |
| Ordered: | as Cohoes (YN-97) |
| Builder: | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 29 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. W. W. Johnson |
| Commissioned: | 23 March 1945 as USS Cohoes (AN-78) |
| Recommissioned: | 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 September 1947 at San Diego, California; again on 30 June 1972 |
| Reclassified: | AN-78, 20 January 1944; ANL-78, 1 January 1969 |
| Struck: | 30 June 1972 |
| Honors and awards: |
Nine campaign stars for Vietnam service |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping, 1 February 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cohoes-class net laying ship |
| Displacement: | 775 tons |
| Length: | 168' 6" |
| Beam: | 33' 10" |
| Draft: | 10' 10" |
| Propulsion: | diesel-electric, 2,500hp |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 46 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | one single 3"/50 gun mount |
USS Cohoes (YN-97/AN-78/ANL-78) was a Cohoes-class net laying ship which was assigned to protect U.S. Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her anti-submarine nets. Her World War II career was short lived; however, she was recommissioned during the Vietnam War where she earned nine campaign stars.
Read more about USS Cohoes (AN-78): Constructed in Oregon, World War II Service, Post-war Activity, Post-war Inactivation, Vietnam War Service, Final Inactivation