USS Redwood (AN-30/YN-25) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the US Navy during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.
 USS Redwood (AN-30) underway, date and location unknown.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Redwood |
| Namesake | Redwood |
| Builder | Amship Lorain, Lorain, Ohio[1] |
| Yard number | 814 |
| Laid down | 18 October 1940 |
| Launched | 22 February 1941 |
| Commissioned | 12 December 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 6 June 1947 |
| Reclassified | 20 January 1944, AN-30 |
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| Fate |
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| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 162 ft 2 in (49.43 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 48 officers and enlisted |
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Construction edit
Redwood was laid down by the Amship Lorain, in Lorain, Ohio,[1] 18 October 1940; launched 22 February 1941; and commissioned 12 December 1942.[3]
Service history edit
Following shakedown, Redwood steamed south to the British West Indies. Engaged in the installation of torpedo nets at Trinidad, until March 1943, she shifted to Antigua, in April, tending nets there through May. Net maintenance activities at Barbados, St. Thomas, and St. Lucia Islands followed and in mid August, she commenced similar activities at Guantanamo Bay. For the remainder of World War II she tended nets there and at ports on Hispaniola.[3]
Reclassified AN-30, 20 January 1944, Redwood returned to Trinidad in August 1945, and through September, assisted in disposal of nets at sea.[3]
Decommissioning edit
Redwood then sailed for the US East Coast and, after availability at Charleston Navy Yard, she reported on 24 November 1945, to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she decommissioned 6 June 1947. On 5 June 1961, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall.[3][4]
On 21 November 1974, she was sold for non-transportation use to Boston Metals Co., for $33,666.66. She was removed from the fleet on 8 January 1975.[4]
References edit
Bibliography edit
- "Amship Loain, Lorain, OH". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "USS Redwood (AN-30)". NavSource.org. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- Maritime Administration. "Redwood". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "Redwood". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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