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NET LAYING SHIPS built in Lake Washington Shipyards .. YN-1 and YN-3 were
163’2” long
with 11’8” Draft while YN-2 and YN-4 were 151‘8” long with 10’6”. They
are all
(Aloe-class) with a 30’6” Beam. Propulsion:
diesel engine, single propeller. All were net laying ships built by the
Lake Washington
Shipyard; at Houghton, Washington in the same year of 1941. They were
assigned to serve U.S. Navy ships and
harbors during World War II with their protective anti-submarine nets.
All were
scrapped in 1971. Other specifications were a little different.
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 YN-1 /
AN-6 Aloe
Tonnage: 560 tons Displacement: 805
tons. Speed: 12.5 knots Complement: 48 officers and enlisted Armament:
one
single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount;
two .50 caliber. machine guns. NavSource Page
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 YN-2 /
AN-7 Ash
Tonnage: 560 tons Displacement: 700
tons. Speed: 14 knots Complement: 40 officers and enlisted Armament:
one single
3 in/50 cal gun mount, three 20 mm
guns, four 12.7mm machine guns, one depth charge projector (Y-gun).
NavSource Page
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 YN-3
Birch / Boxwood
Tonnage: 560 tons Displacement: 850 tons Speed: 12.5 knots
Complement:
44
officers and
enlisted Armament: one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount; three
single 20mm AA gun mounts; one depth charge projector (Y-gun).
NavSource Page
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 YN-4 Butternut / Displacement: 500 long tons light 760 long tons full load. Speed: 14 knots; NavSource Page Complement: 40 Armament: • 1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount, three single 20mm AA gun mounts; one depth charge projector (Y-gun). |
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