USS Ebony
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | USS Ebony |
| Namesake | A hard, heavy, durable wood obtained from trees found in tropical Asia and Africa |
| Builder | General Engineering and Dry Dock Co., Alameda, California |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 3 June 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Clara Valtey |
| Commissioned | 22 May 1942 as USS Ebony (YN-10) |
| Decommissioned | 23 March 1946, at Astoria, Oregon |
| In service | 16 September 1941 as Ebony (YN-10) |
| Reclassified | AN-15, 20 January 1944 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Tonnage | 560 tons |
| Displacement | 850 tons |
| Length | 163' 2" |
| Beam | 30' 6" |
| Draft | 11' 8" |
| Propulsion | not known |
| Speed | 12.5 knots |
| Complement | 40 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3"/50 gun mount, three 20mm guns, one y-gun |
USS Ebony (AN-15/YN-10) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy during World 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 service 16 September 1941 for duty in the 12th Naval District; and commissioned 22 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 South Pacific Ocean. After a brief period in the Fiji Islands, she arrived at Auckland, New Zealand, 27 July, to serve as net gate tender. She sailed to Noumea in January 1943 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 at Astoria, Oregon, 23 March 1946
See also
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-10 / AN-15 Ebony