_c1945.jpg) Yaupon (ATA-218) in c.1945
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Yaupon (ATA-218) |
| Namesake | Yaupon holly tree |
| Builder | Canulette Shipbuilding Co., Slidell, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 29 January 1944 |
| Launched | 16 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 10 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 26 March 1946 |
| Reclassified | ordered as YN-96, then AN-96 |
| Stricken | 17 April 1946 |
| Fate | Most likely scrapped sometime after 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | ATA-214-class auxiliary fleet tug |
| Displacement | 1,275 tons |
| Length | 194' 6" |
| Beam | 34' 7" |
| Draft | 14' 1" (full load) |
| Propulsion | diesel-electric engines, single screw |
| Speed | 12.1 knots |
| Complement | 57 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | two 40 mm gun mounts |
USS Yaupon (ATA-218) was an ATA-214-class tug of the United States Navy built near the end of World War II. Originally laid down as a net tender of the Ailanthus class, she was redesignated before being launched. The ship was commissioned on 10 March 1945. Yaupon had a brief naval career, and was decommissioned on 26 March 1946.