USS Snowbell

Snowbell (AN-52) tending nets, date and place unknown.
History
United States
NameUSS Snowbell
BuilderPollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company, Stockton, California
Laid down3 May 1943 as Snowbell (YN-71)
Launched14 September 1943
Commissioned16 March 1944 as USS Snowbell (AN-52)
Decommissioned5 December 1945
Reclassifiedas AN-52 on 20 January 1944
Stricken19 December 1945
Honors and
awards
one battle star for World War II service (Okinawa Gunto operation)
FateDamaged beyond economical repair by Typhoon Louise off Okinawa, 9 October 1945; hulk blown up, 14 January 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeAilanthus-class net laying ship
Tonnage1,100 tons
Displacement1,275 tons
Length194' 6"
Beam37'
Draft13' 6"
Speed12.1 knots
Complement56
Armament

USS Snowbell (YN-71/AN-52) was a Ailanthus-class net laying ship which served the U.S. Navy during World War II. She operated in the Pacific Ocean until she was destroyed by Typhoon Louise off Okinawa, 9 October 1945.