Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

YN-62 / AN-43 Satinleaf

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Ailanthus Class Net Laying Ship:
  • Laid down, 5 July 1943, as the Yard Net Tender Satinleaf (YN-62), at Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA.
  • Reclassified a Net Laying Ship, 20 January 1944
  • Launched, 15 February 1944
  • Commissioned USS Satinleaf (AN-43), 8 April 1944
  • Decommissioned, 4 April 1946, at Tiburon, CA.
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 7 July 1947, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, sold to E. E. Johnson, delivered, 29 April 1947
  • Satinleaf received two battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,100 t.(lt) 1,275 t.(fl)
    Length 194' 7"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 13' 6"
    Speed 12.1 kts.
    Complement 56
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, four twin 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel electric, 2,500hp
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    Satinleaf 12k Satinleaf (AN-43) underway, date and place unknown. Richard Rogers
    View the Satinleaf (AN-43)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    View the Satinleaf (AN-43)
    Voyage Record and Crew Listing located at NavSource.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    No Information Available
    Back to the Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Yard and District Craft Photo Index Back To The Service Force Ship Type Index Back To The Yard Net Tender (YN) Photo Index Back To Net Laying Ship (AN) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    © 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
    Last Updated 18 March 2005