USS Naubuc (AN-84)


History
United States
NameNaubuc
NamesakeA town in Hartford County, Connecticut
BuilderMarine Iron and Shipbuilding Company, Duluth, Minnesota
Laid down31 December 1943
Launched15 April 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Harold E. Ford
Commissioned15 March 1945
Decommissioned6 September 1946
Stricken1 September 1962
Identification
  • YN-109 (31 December 1943)
  • AN-84 (15 March 1945)
Stricken1 September 1962
Reinstated1 June 1967
IdentificationYRST-4 (March 1968)
Stricken1 September 1975
FateSold, 1 September 1975, for scrapping
General characteristics
Class and typeCohoes-class net laying ship
Displacement
  • 775 tons
  • 873 after conversion
Length
  • 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m)
  • 105.5 ft (32.2 m) after conversion
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 Naubuc (YN-109/AN-84/YRST-4) 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 due to the war coming to an end, and she was inactivated only to be commissioned again some time later as a tender for salvage craft.[1]

  1. ^ Naval History And Heritage Command (12 August 2015). "Naubuc II (AN-84)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 May 2020.