Английская Википедия:Aloe-class net laying ship
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The Aloe-class net laying ships were a class of thirty-two steel-hulled net laying ships built prior to the US entry into World War II. The lead ship, Шаблон:USS, was laid down in October 1940 and launched the following January; the final member, Шаблон:USS, was launched in October 1941. They were assigned tree and plant names in alphabetical order, but eight ships (in order Cottonwood, Dogwood, Fir, Juniper, Maple, Poplar, Sycamore, and Walnut) were renamed prior to launching, producing discontinuities in the name order. These ships were originally classed as YN and numbered 1-32, but were reclassified and renumbered in 1944 as AN-6 through AN-37.
These ships had a unique appearance with a pair of "horns" jutting out from either side of the bow, each functioning as a fixed crane with a capacity of Шаблон:Convert. They were powered by a pair of diesel engines which provided electricity for both propulsion and lifting machinery; there were also two auxiliary diesels and an evaporator for fresh water. Between the "horns" was an opening through which nets could be hauled, bridged by a catwalk.
- two 700hp Enterprise diesels, Westinghouse reduction gears driving 2 WH generators, one WH motor[1]
- AN-6 ... AN-17
- General Motors 6-278, Farrel-Birmingham gears
- AN-22 ... AN-33
- uncertain
- AN-34 ... AN-37
All members of this class survived the war though Шаблон:USS was caught in a typhoon in September 1945 and decommissioned the following year. Three ships were transferred to the French Navy in 1944 and another three were so transferred in the 1960s; two others went to the Turkish and Ecuadorian navies respectively. Three others were retained for various purposes, while the remainder were put into the reserve fleet shortly after the war.
Class members
| Name | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Builder | Launched | Шаблон:Abbr | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:USS | AN-6 | YN-1 | Lake Washington Shipyards, WA | 11 Jan 1941 | 3 Aug 1946 | sold for scrap |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-7 | YN-2 | 15 Feb 1941 | 13 Dec 1946 | sold for scrap | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-8 | YN-3 | 8 Mar 1941 | 13 Nov 1946 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-9 | YN-4 | 10 May 1941 | 18 Jul 1969 | used for test range support 1957–69; reclassed YAG-60 1969; sunk as target | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-10 | YN-5 | Commercial Iron Works, OR | 22 Feb 1941 | 21 Oct 1946/ 7 Oct 1955 |
unknown |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-11 | YN-6 | 16 Mar 1941 | 7 Sep 1946 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-12 | YN-7 | 2 Jul 1941 | 6 Nov 1946 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-13 | YN-8 | 26 Jul 1941 | Mar 1947 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-14 | YN-9 | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, CA | 27 Mar 1941 | 20 Aug 1947 | reserve fleet; scrapped 1976 |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-15 | YN-10 | 3 Jun 1941 | 23 Mar 1946 | reserve fleet; scrapped 1976 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-16 | YN-11 | 3 Jul 1941 | 6 Mar 1946 | reserve fleet; scrapped 1976 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-17 | YN-12 | 15 Jul 1941 | 6 Mar 1946 | reserve fleet; scrapped 1976 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-18 | YN-13 | Marietta Manufacturing Co., WV | 20 Mar 1941 | 20 Jun 1946 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-19 | YN-14 | 17 Apr 1941 | 7 Jun 1946 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-20 | YN-15 | 19 Jun 1941 | 18 Dec 1959 | unknown | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-21 | YN-16 | 2 Jul 1941 | 28 Jun 1946 | transferred to Turkish Navy 1948 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-22 | YN-17 | American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, OH | 1 Feb 1941 | 8 Jul 1946 | transferred to French Navy; sank July 1978 |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-23 | YN-18 | 18 Feb 1941 | Sep 1945 | damaged in Typhoon Ida; scrapped | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-24 | YN-19 | 22 Feb 1941 | 4 Apr 1947 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-25 | YN-20 | 28 Oct 1941 | 12 Nov 1944 | transferred to French Navy as Araignée (A727) ; scrapped 1985 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-26 | YN-21 | 15 Mar 1941 | 27 Dec 1946 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-27 | YN-22 | 26 Mar 1941 | 11 Apr 1960 | transferred to Ecuadorian Navy 1965; scrapped 1980 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-28 | YN-23 | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, OH | 1 Feb 1941 | 1 Jan 1947 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-29 | YN-24 | 15 Feb 1941 | 11 Feb 1958 | reserve fleet; struck 1962 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-30 | YN-25 | 22 Feb 1941 | 6 Jun 1947 | reserve fleet; fate uncertain | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-31 | YN-26 | 1 Mar 1941 | 10 Jun 1946 | reserve fleet; transferred to French Navy 1969; sunk as target 1983 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-32 | YN-27 | 6 Mar 1941 | 13 Aug 1946 | reserve fleet; transferred to French Navy 1967; sold, fate unknown | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-33 | YN-28 | 13 Mar 1941 | Jan 1947 | reserve fleet; sold 1971; fate unknown | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-34 | YN-29 | John H. Mathis & Company, NJ | 24 May 1941 | 14 Dec 1946/ 7 July 1961 |
recommissioned 19 April 1953 for auxiliary service; sold 1962 for scrapping |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-35 | YN-30 | 7 Jul 1941 | 30 Aug 1946 | reserve fleet; sold for scrap 1976 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-36 | YN-31 | 25 Aug 1941 | 15 Dec 1944 | transferred to French Navy; struck 1972 | |
| Шаблон:USS | AN-37 | YN-32 | 4 Oct 1941 | 1 Jan 1944 | transferred to French Navy; sank 1978 |
References
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