USS Shellbark
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USS Shellbark (AN-67/YN-91) was a Ailanthus-class net laying ship which was assigned to protect U.S. Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her anti-submarine nets.
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United States | |
Name | USS Shellbark (YN-91) |
Namesake | Shellbark Hickory |
Builder | Canuelette Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Slidell, Louisiana |
Laid down | 15 January 1943 |
Launched | 31 October 1943 |
Reclassified | AN-67, 20 January 1944 |
Commissioned | 12 April 1944 as USS Shellbark (AN-67) |
Decommissioned | 19 April 1946 at Shanghai, China |
Stricken | 1 May 1946 |
Fate | Sold and transferred to the Republic of China, 20 April 1946; |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ailanthus-class net laying ship |
Tonnage | 1,100 tons |
Displacement | 1,275 tons |
Length | 194 ft 6 in (59.28 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
Propulsion | direct drive diesel engine, 2,500hp, single propeller |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 56 officers and enlisted |
Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, three 20 mm gun mount |
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