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USS Waxsaw (AN-91)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Romeo - Charlie NCRC

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

USS Waxsaw (AN-91) was transferred to Venezuela, renamed ARBV Puerto Miranda (H-80)

Cohoes Class Net Laying Ship:

Projected as Yard Net Tender Waxsaw (YN-120)

Redesignated Net Laying Ship (AN-91) before building started

Laid down, 31 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, at Panama City, FL.

Struck from the Naval Register, 23 March 1960

Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 27 March 1962, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Removed from the reserve fleet anchorage, 20 June1963, for transfer (loaned) under the Mutual Assistance Program to Venezuela, 1 October 1963, renamed ARBV Puerto Miranda (H-80)

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 33' 10"
Draft 10' 10"
Speed 12.3 kts.

Complement

Officers 4

Enlisted 42

Largest Boom Capacity 12 t.

Armament

one single 3"/50 cal gun mount

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 905 Bbls

Propulsion

two Busch-Sulzer BS-539 Diesel-electric engine

single Westinghouse Main Reduction Gear

two 60Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 1,200shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By/ Source
091809104	47k	Waxsaw (AN-91) was launched, 15 September 1944, Christened by the ships sponsor Mrs. J.L. Conlon, wife of the general manager of the Zenith Dredge Co. US Navy photos now in the collections of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library, contributed by Ms. Marilyn Urbanek.	John Spivey
091809105	48k		John Spivey
	44k	*USS Waxsaw* (AN-91)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
	71k	*USS Waxsaw* (AN-91)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Stanley C. Svec
	53k	*USS Waxsaw* (AN-91)** underway, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst

USS Waxsaw (AN-91)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Garrison, Kearny Reginald, USNR	6 May 1945 - 10 March 1946
02	LTjg. McLemore, Doyle E., USNR	10 March 1946 - 12 July.1946
03	LT. Tyson Jr., Warren A., USNR	12 July 1946 - 15 January 1947
04	ENS. Sternberg, William Gerard, USN	15 January 1947 - 1 May 1948
05	ENS. Howard, William Meyer, USN	1 May 1948 - 1 June 1948
06	ENS. Sternberg, William Gerard, USN	1 May 1948 - 1950
07	LT. Morgan, Daniel Hughe, USN	1950 - October 1951
08	LT. Brougham, Allen R., USNR	October 1951 - September 1952
09	LT. Leedy, Gerald Floyd, USN	September 1952 - ?
10	LCDR. Rorie, Conrad Jonathan :RADM	1956


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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