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YN-109 / AN-84 / YRST-4 Naubuc

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
Cohoes Class Net Laying Ship
  • Laid down, 31 December 1943, as (YN-109), at Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co; Duluth, MN.
  • Launched, 15 April 1944
  • Commissioned, USS Naubuc (AN-84) 15 March 1945, LTjg. W. M. Bauer in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 September 1946, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1962
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Reacquired and reinstated in the Naval Vessel Register 1 June 1967
  • Converted to a Yard Salvage Craft Tender, (YRST-4) in March 1968
  • Placed in service (date unknown)
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1975
  • Final Disposition, sold, 1 September 1975, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
    Specifications:
    Displacement 775 t.
    Length 168' 6"
    Beam 33' 10"
    Draft 10' 10"
    Speed 12.3 kts.
    Complement 46
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel electric, 2,500hp
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    Naubuc 24k Naubuc (YRST-4) date and location unknown. Scott Odell
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    DANFS     history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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