| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Tunxis |
| Namesake | Tunxis |
| Builder | Zenith Dredge Company, Duluth, Minnesota |
| Laid down | 2 May 1944 |
| Launched | 18 August 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Edward J. Thye, wife of the Governor of Minnesota |
| Commissioned | 28 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1945 |
| Recommissioned | 20 February 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 20 July 1955 |
| Homeport | Melville, Rhode Island and Tiburon, California |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Venezuela |
 Venezuela | |
| Name | Puerto Nutrias |
| Identification | H-02 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cohoes-class net laying ship |
| Displacement | 775 tons |
| Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel direct drive, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW), single propeller |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 46 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 1 x 3"/50 caliber gun |
USS Tunxis (YN-119/AN-90) 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 cut short due to the war coming to an end, but, post-war, she was reactivated and served the Navy until she was put into reserve and eventually transferred to Venezuela as Puerto Nutrias.