USS Ailanthus (YN-57) launching at Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA., 20 May 1943
History
United States
Name
USS Ailanthus (AN-38)
Namesake
Ailanthus
Builder
Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Everett, Washington
Laid down
17 November 1942 as YN-57
Launched
20 May 1943
Sponsored by
Miss Billie Jean McNatt
Commissioned
2 December 1943 as USS Ailanthus (YN-57)
In service
6 months
Reclassified
AN-38, 20 January 1944
Stricken
9 June 1944
Fate
Grounded and declared a total loss.
General characteristics
Class and type
Ailanthus-class net laying ship
Displacement
1,190 long tons (1,209 t)
Length
194 ft 7 in (59.31 m)
Beam
34 ft 7 in (10.54 m)
Draft
11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW), single propeller
Speed
17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Complement
56 officers and enlisted
Armament
1 × 3"/50 caliber gun
4 × twin 20 mm guns
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