USS Nahant (AN-83)

History
United States
NameUSS Nahant
NamesakeNahant
BuilderCommercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down31 March 1945
Launched30 June 1945
Commissioned24 August 1945
Decommissioned31 July 1946
Recommissioned14 February 1952
Decommissioned30 September 1968
Stricken1 October 1968
FateSold to Uruguay, 15 October 1968
Uruguay
NameROU Huracan
NamesakeHuracan
Acquired15 October 1968
Decommissioned25 January 1993
IdentificationBT-30
FateSold to private owner, converted to a barge
StatusExtant as a floating workshop/office
General characteristics
Class and typeCohoes-class net laying ship
Displacement855 long tons (869 t)
Length169 ft (52 m)
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement54
Armament

USS Nahant (YN-102/AN-83) was the third ship to be named Nahant. Originally the ship was authorized as YN-102, Nahant was reclassified AN–83 on 20 January 1944; laid down 31 March 1945 by the Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon; launched 30 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Hazel H. Childs; and commissioned 24 August 1945.