"USS Tupelo" redirects here. For the USCG vessel, see USCGC Tupelo (WLB-303).
History
United States
Name
USS Winterberry
Namesake
Any of a variety of American hollies which bear bright red berries during the winter
Builder
Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company, Stockton, California
Laid down
September 1943 as (YN-75)
Launched
22 March 1944
Commissioned
30 May 1944 as USS Winterberry (AN-56)
Decommissioned
15 February 1946, at San Diego, California
Reclassified
AN-56, 20 January 1944
Stricken
26 February 1946
Honours and awards
one battle star for World War II service
Fate
Sold, 31 March 1947; fate unknown
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
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