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YN-67 Ironwood / Lancewood
AN-48 Lancewood


USS Lancewood (AN-48) was transferred to France, renamed Commandant Charcot
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Ailanthus Class Net Laying Ship:
  • Laid down, as Yard Net Tender Ironwood (YN-67), 15 October 1942, at Pollack Stockton Shipbuilding Co., Stockton, CA.
  • Renamed Lancewood, 3 April 1943
  • Launched, 2 May 1943
  • Commissioned, , 18 October 1943
  • Reclassified Net Laying Ship (AN-48), 20 January 1944
  • Decommissioned, 11 February 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)
  • Sold, 28 April 1947 to Robert A. Martinolich, San Francisco, CA.
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 3 May 1947 for delivery to the government of France, renamed Commandant Charcot
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Lancewood earned one battle star for WorldWar II service.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,100 t.(lt) 1,275 t.(fl)
    Length 194' 7"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 13' 6"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 56, Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, four twin 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel electric, 2,500hp
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    Lancewood 70k Lancewood (YN-67), on her building ways at Pollack Stockton Shipbuilding Co., Stockton, CA., 2 May 1943, prior to launching. Glen Paulson ex RM2 Anaqua AN-40
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    DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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