USS Manayunk (AN-81)

History
United States
NameUSS Manayunk
NamesakeManayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BuilderCommercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down18 December 1944
Launched30 March 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Bryan Wallace Strong
Commissioned25 May 1945
Decommissioned19 July 1946, at Astoria, Oregon
StrickenSeptember 1962
Identification
  • YN-100 (18 December 1944)
  • AN-81 (17 January 1945)
FateTransferred to MARAD in June 1961; fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and typeCohoes-class net laying ship
Displacement775 tons
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m)
Beam33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Draft10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
PropulsionDiesel electric, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Speed12.3 knots (22.8 km/h; 14.2 mph)
Complement46 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Manayunk (YN-100/AN-81) was a Cohoes-class net laying ship which was assigned to protect United States Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her anti-submarine nets. Her World War II career was short lived as the war was ending, and she was placed in reserve and eventually struck by the Navy.