USS Catalpa (AN-10)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Struck: | date 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 3"/50 gun mount, three 20mm guns, one y-gun |
USS Catalpa (AN-10/YN-5) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.
Read more about USS Catalpa (AN-10): Built in Portland, Oregon, World War Service, Post-war Inactivation, Korean War Era Service, Final Decommissioning, Honors and Awards