_in_1965.jpg) USS Butternut (AN-9) in 1965
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Butternut (YAG-60) |
| Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
| Laid down | 11 March 1941, as YN-4 (Yard Net Tender) |
| Launched | 10 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 13 May 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 18 July 1969 |
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| Stricken | 18 July 1969 |
| Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Destroyed as a target, June 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 151 ft 8 in (46.23 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel engine, single shaft |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
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USS Butternut (AN-9/YN-4/ANL-9/YAG-60) was laid down as a yard net tender on 11 March 1941 at Houghton, Washington, by the Lake Washington Shipyard; launched on 10 May 1941; and placed in service at the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 3 September 1941.
After fitting out at Puget Sound the ship began service with the Inshore Patrol, 13th Naval District, early in October. She tended antisubmarine nets and performed minesweeping tasks until May 1942. On 13 May 1942, USS Butternut was placed in commission at Seattle, Washington .