| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Yew (YN-32) |
| Namesake | Yew tree |
| Builder | John H. Mathis & Company, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 22 May 1941 |
| Launched | 4 October 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Alice E. Morgan |
| In service | 1 July 1942 |
| Reclassified | AN-37, 1 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 30 November 1944, Oran, Algeria |
| Fate | Transferred to the French Navy, 30 November 1944 |
| Stricken | 28 April 1949 |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name | Scorpion (A728) |
| Acquired | 30 November 1944 |
| Fate | Sold to Malaysian owners; struck a reef off Cikobia Island, Fiji, 30 July 1978, while under tow from the former Locuste; both ships sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Displacement |
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| 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, single propeller |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 48 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Yew (YN-32/AN-37) was an Aloe-class net laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the French Navy as Scorpion (A728). She was sold to Malaysian owners but sank while under tow from the former French ship Locuste (A765) when that ship struck a reef off Cikobia Island, Fiji, on 30 July 1978 and also sank.