| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Mimosa |
| Namesake | A flowering tree found in warm regions |
| Builder | American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Laid down | 15 October 1940 as Mimosa (YN-21) |
| Launched | 15 March 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Alin Woehrman |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1942 as USS Mimosa (YN-21) |
| Decommissioned | 27 December 1946, at Vancouver, Washington |
| In service | 28 October 1941 |
| Reclassified | AN-26, 20 January 1944 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Homeport | Tiburon, California |
| Honours and awards | two battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission, 13 July 1961; scrapped at an unknown date |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Tonnage | 560 tons |
| Displacement | 850 tons |
| 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 engine, single propeller |
| Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, three 20 mm guns, one y-gun |
USS Mimosa (AN-26/YN-21) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.