- USS Ebony (AN-15)
USS "Ebony" (AN-15/YN-10) was an "Aloe"-class
net laying ship which was assigned to serve theU.S. Navy duringWorld War II with her protective anti-submarine nets.Built in California
"Ebony" (YN-10) was launched
3 June 1941 by General Engineering and Dry Dock Co.,Alameda, California ; sponsored by Mrs. Clara Valtey; placed in service16 September 1941 for duty in the12th Naval District ; and commissioned22 May 1942 , Ensign S. Bernsen,USNR , in command. She was reclassified "AN-15",20 January 1944 .World War II service
"Ebony" sailed from
San Francisco, California ,24 May 1942 for the SouthPacific Ocean . After a brief period in theFiji Islands , she arrived atAuckland ,New Zealand ,27 July , to serve as net gate tender. She sailed toNoumea in January1943 to assist in towing a stranded vessel to safety and remained until May to salvage "Shaw" (DD-373)."Ebony" continued her net tending in the South Pacific, basing primarily at Noumea and
Espiritu Santo , until the end of the war.Post-war decommissioning
She returned to
San Pedro, California ,8 October 1945 , and was placed out of commission in reserve atAstoria, Oregon ,23 March 1946 See also
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/18/18015.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-10 / AN-15 Ebony]
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