USS Yazoo (AN-92)

USS Yazoo (AN-92)
History
United States
NameYazoo
NamesakeYazoo River
BuilderZenith Dredge Company, Duluth, Minnesota
Laid down6 July 1944
Launched18 October 1944
Sponsored byMrs. S. H. Griffin, the wife of Colonel S. H. Griffin, USA
Commissioned31 May 1945
Decommissioned28 August 1962
Stricken1 July 1963
Homeport
Identification
  • YN-121
  • AN-92
Honors and
awards
Battle efficiency competition award for the fiscal year 1960
FateScrapped in 1975
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 9 in (3.28 m)
PropulsionDiesel direct drive, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW), single propeller
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement46 officers and enlisted
Armament1 x 3"/50 caliber gun

USS Yazoo (YN-121/AN-92) 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 in a variety of ways until she was decommissioned in 1962.