&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Locust_(YN-17).jpg) Locust (YN-17) underway, probably during builders trials in late December 1942, off Cleveland, OH
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Locust (YN-17) |
| Namesake | locust tree |
| Builder | American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Laid down | 18 October 1940 |
| Launched | 1 February 1941 |
| In service | 13 July 1941 |
| Commissioned | December 1942 |
| Reclassified | AN-22, 20 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 8 July 1946, Astoria, Oregon |
| Stricken | 1 September 1962 |
| Honors and awards | “Consolidation of Solomon Islands” campaign |
| Fate | transferred to the French Navy |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name | Locuste (A765) |
| Fate | Sold to Malaysian owners; struck a reef off Cikobia Island, Fiji, 30 July 1978, while towing the former Scorpion; both ships sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 163 ft 2 in (49.73 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion | direct drive diesel, single propeller |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 48 officers and enlisted |
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USS Locust (YN-17/AN-22) was an Aloe-class net laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the French Navy as Locuste (A765). She was sold to Malaysian owners but sank after striking a reef off Cikobia Island, Fiji, on 30 July 1978. She was towing the former French ship Scorpion, which also sank.