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YN-59 / AN-40 Anaqua

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Ailanthus Class Net Laying Ship:
  • Laid down as Yard Net Tender Anaqua (YN-59), 16 December 1942, at Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA.
  • Launched, 16 August 1943
  • Redesignated Net Laying Ship (AN-40), 20 January 1944
  • Commissioned, USS Anaqua (AN-40), 21 February 1944
  • Decommissioned, 7 February 1946, at San Pedro, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 26 February 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold, 6 March 1946, to Robert J. Heffner, Santa Ana, CA., fate unknown
    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
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    Anaqua 63k Anaqua (AN-40)'s after deck. Note double winch drums located aft of deckhouse bulkhead. Seated sailor is Fred Kline, January- February 194, San Pedro, CA. Glen Paulson ex RM2 Anaqua AN-40
    Anaqua 64k Anaqua (AN-40)'s after deck, standing Glenn Paulson, Radioman, seated Fred Kline, Radioman, in background Jack Pedigo, Motor Machinist. Anaqua is secured alongside another Net Tender, January-February 1946, San Pedro, CA. A good view of the after deck winches can be seen on the other Net Tender. Glen Paulson ex RM2 Anaqua AN-40
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