- USS Chinquapin (AN-17)
USS "Chinquapin" (YN-12/AN-17) was an "Aloe"-class
net laying ship commissioned by theU.S. Navy duringWorld War II . She served in thePacific Ocean theatre of operations and provided net laying services throughout the Pacific.Commissioned in California
"Chinquapin", ex-"Fir", renamed on
16 October 1940 , was launched15 July 1941 by General Engineering and Dry Dock Co.,Alameda, California ; sponsored by Mrs. J. Lane; and placed in service29 October 1941 . She was commissioned6 January 1943 , Lieutenant R. D. Abernathy,USNR , in command.World War II service
Assigned to the
12th Naval District headquartered at theMare Island inVallejo, California , "Chinquapin" conducted net, salvage, and towing operations out of theTiburon, California , Net Depot until31 December 1943 when she sailed forPearl Harbor , arriving10 January 1944 . On20 January she was redesignated "AN-17". "Chinquapin" tended nets and laid moorings atMajuro ,Kwajalein , andEniwetok from15 February 1944 to27 July , then supported theMarianas occupation by similar operations atSaipan andGuam until28 October .Returning via Pearl Harbor to
San Francisco, California , as aconvoy escort, "Chinquapin" was overhauled, and on3 February 1945 sailed viaPearl Harbor andUlithi forOkinawa , arriving1 May for net, mooring and transport operations there until30 October .Post-war decommissioning
She returned to
Astoria, Oregon ,11 December and was placed out of commission in reserve6 March 1946 . Her fate is not recorded.Honors and awards
"Chinquapin" received three
battle stars forWorld War II service.See also
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/18/18017.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-12 Fir / AN-17 Chinquapin]
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