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YN-120 / AN-91 Waxsaw


USS Waxsaw (AN-91) was transferred to Venezuela, renamed ARBV Puerto Miranda (H-80)
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:
  • Projected as Yard Net Tender Waxsaw (YN-120)
  • Redesignated Net Laying Ship (AN-91) (date unknown)
  • Laid down, 1 May 1944, at Zenith Dredge Co., Duluth, MN.
  • Launched, 15 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS Waxsaw (AN-91), 6 May 1945, LT. Kearny R. Garrison, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 23 March 1960
  • Transferred (loaned) under the Mutual Assistance Program to Venezuela in October 1963, renamed ARBV Puerto Miranda (H-80)
  • Struck from the US Naval Register, 3 January 1976
  • Sold outright to Venezuela, 1 December 1977
  • Final Disposition, deleted from the Venezuelan Navy list 1978, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 785 t.
    Length 168' 6"
    Beam 38' 10"
    Draft 10' 10"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 46
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount
    Propulsion diesel-electric drive, single propeller, 2,500shp
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    Waxsaw 44k Waxsaw (AN-91), date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    Waxsaw 71k Waxsaw (AN-91), date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Stanley C. Svec
    Waxsaw 53k Waxsaw (AN-91), date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    View the Waxsaw (AN-91)
    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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