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USS Holly (AN-19)
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 USS Holly (YN-14) (1942 - 1944)
 Holly (YN-14) (1941 - 1942)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Lima - Tango
 NBLT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Aloe Class Net Laying Ship:
  • Laid down, 1 October 1940, at Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, WVA.
  • Launched, 17 April 1941
  • Placed in service as Holly (YN-14), 11 October 1941, at Algiers, LA., ENS. R. G. Osburn, Jr., in charge
  • Commissioned, USS Holly (YN-14), 15 December 1942, at Boston, MA., LT. J. M. C. Tighe in command
  • During World War II USS Holly was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Marianas operation
    Capture and occupation of Guam, 21 July to 15 August 1944

  • Redesignated (AN-19), 20 January 1944
  • Decommissioned, 7 June 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Columbia River Group, Astoria, OR.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1962
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS Holly received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 700 t.(fl) 805 t.(lim)
    Length 162' 2""
    Beam 30' 6"
    Draft 11' 8" (lim)
    Speed 12.5 kts. (trial)
    Complement
    Officers 4
    Enlisted 44
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount
    two .50 cal machine guns
    one y-gun.
    Largest Boom Capacity 12 t.
    Propulsion
    one Enterprise DSG-6 Diesel-electric engine
    single Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears
    Ships Service Generators
    two Diesel-drive 60Kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 800shp
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 665 Bbls
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    Holly (YN-14)
    Holly 306k Holly (YN-14) underway, probably during builders trials in October 1941, near Point Pleasant, WVA. on the Ohio River. Stan Svec
    View the Holly (YN-14 / AN-19)
    DANFS History entry located US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01ENS. Osburn Jr., R. G. (OIC)11 October 1941 - ?
    02LT. Tighe, J. M.15 December 1942 - ?
    03LT. Balbirnie, Malcolm Davis27 September 1942 - 23 March 1944
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 15 February 2013