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YN-57 / AN-38 Ailanthus

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Ailanthus Class Net Laying Ship:

Laid down as Yard Net Tender, YN-57, 17 November 1942, at Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA.

Launched, 20 May 1943

Commissioned USS Ailanthus (YN-57), 2 December 1943

Reclassified Net Laying Ship (AN-38), 20 January 1944

Final Disposition, ran aground in Alaskan waters, 26 February 1944, declared a total loss

Struck from the Naval Register, 9 June 1944

Specifications:
Displacement 1,190 t.(fl)
Length 194' 7"
Beam 34' 7"
Draft 11' 8"
Speed 17 kts.
Complement 56
Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Propulsion diesel electric, 2,500hp, single propeller.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	152k	Ailanthus (YN-57) launching at Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA., 20 May 1943		Sandra Carle
	25k	Ailanthus (YN-57) launching at Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA., 20 May 1943		Sandra Carle

View the Ailanthus (YN-57 / AN-38)
DANFS history entry located at NavSource.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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