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USS Palm (AN-28)
ex
USS Palm (YN-23) (1941 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Delta - Yankee NWDY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Aloe Class Net Laying Ship:

Laid down, 18 October 1940, as a Yard Net Tender at American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH.

Launched, 1 February 1941

Commissioned USS Palm (YN-23), 1 November 1941

Reclassified Net Laying Ship (AN-28), 20 January 1944

During World War II USS Palm was assigned to both the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, 1 January 1947, at Astoria, OR.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA., 26 June 1961

Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration, 1 September 1962

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 22 June 1971, to Hatch and Kirk Inc., delivered, 19 July 1971

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 Gear

two Diesel-drive 60Kw 120V D.C. Ships Service Generators

Single propeller, 800shp

Fuel Capacity - Diesel 620 Bbls