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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Baretta |
| Namesake | An evergreen shrub native to Texas and known for its purple blossoms |
| Builder | Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Everett, Washington |
| Laid down | 19 December 1942, as Baretta (YN-60) |
| Launched | 9 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Evelyn Jaramo, the 11-year-old daughter of a shipfitter at the builder’s yard |
| Commissioned | 18 March 1944 as USS Baretta (AN-41) |
| Decommissioned | 4 April 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
| Reclassified | AN-41, 20 January 1944 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
| Honours and awards | one battle star for her service during World War II |
| Fate | Transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission for disposal; fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ailanthus-class net laying ship |
| Tonnage | 1,100 tons |
| Length | 194 ft 7 in (59.31 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel electric, 2,500hp |
| Speed | 12.1 knots |
| Complement | 56 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, four twin 20 mm gun mounts |
| Armor | wooden-hulled |
USS Baretta (AN-41/YN-60) was an Ailanthus-class net laying ship which served with the U.S. Navy in the western Pacific Ocean theatre of operations during World War II. After surviving war action and Pacific Ocean typhoons, and she returned home safely after the war with one battle star to her credit.