Global InformationUSS Manchineel information
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Manchineel |
| Namesake | A poisonous tropical American tree of the spurge family of shrubby plants having a blistering milky juice and apple shaped fruit |
| Ordered | as Sumac (YN-73) |
| Builder | Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company, Stockton, California |
| Laid down | 8 June 1943 as Manchineel (YN-73) |
| Launched | 1 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 26 April 1944 as USS Manchineel (AN-54) |
| Decommissioned | 11 March 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Renamed | Manchineel, 3 April 1943 |
| Reclassified | AN-54, 20 January 1944 |
| Stricken | 12 April 1946 |
| Fate | transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission, 18 June 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ailanthus-class net laying ship |
| Displacement | 1,460 tons |
| Length | 194' 6" |
| Beam | 34' 7" |
| Draft | 11' 8" |
| Propulsion | diesel electric, 2,500hp |
| Speed | 12.1 knots |
| Complement | 56 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, three twin 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Manchineel (AN-54/YN-73) was an Ailanthus-class net-laying ship which served with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific Ocean during World War II. It managed to survive the war without incident, and returned to the United States post-war for decommissioning.