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YN-102 / AN-83 Nahant


USS Nahant (AN-83) was transferred to Uruguay and renamed Rou-Huracan (BT-30)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Cohoes Class Net Laying Ship:
  • Authorized as (YN-102)
  • Redesignated (AN-83), 20 January 1944
  • Laid down, 31 March 1945, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 30 June 1945
  • Commissioned, USS Nahant (AN-83), 24 August 1945
  • Decommissioned, 31 July 1946, at Orange, TX.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange
  • Recommissioned, 14 February 1952
  • Decommissioned, 30 September 1968
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1968
  • Transferred (sold) under terms of the Defense Assistance Act, to Uruguay and renamed Rou-Huracan (BT-30)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 775 t.
    Length 168' 6"
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 10' 10"
    Speed 12.3 kts.
    Complement 46
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel electric, 2,500hp
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    Nahant 76k Nahant (AN-83) underway, date and place unknown. Tom N. Constine USS Nahant (AN-83)
    Nahant 44k Nahant (AN-83) moored at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA, April 1958. Tom N. Constine USS Nahant (AN-83)
    Nahant 75k Nahant (AN-83) moored at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA, April 1958. Tom N. Constine USS Nahant (AN-83)
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