USS Palm

History
United States
Name| USS Palm
Namesake| A tree of the spadiciflorae, palmae class
Builder| American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Laid down| 18 October 1940 as a yard net tender
Launched| 1 February 1941
Commissioned| 1 November 1941 as USS Palm (YN-23)
Decommissioned| 1 January 1947, at Astoria, Oregon
Reclassified| AN-28, 20 January 1944
Stricken| date unknown
Fate| Transferred 7 September 1962 to the U.S. Maritime Administration; fate unknown
General characteristics
Type| Aloe-class net laying ship
Tonnage| 560 tons
Displacement| 850 tons
Length| 163 ft 2 in (49.73 m)
Beam| 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Draft| 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion| direct drive diesel engine, single propeller
Speed| 12.5 knots
Complement| 4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament| one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, three 20 mm guns, one y-gun

USS Palm (AN-28/YN-23) 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 Cleveland, Ohio

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Palm (AN–28) was laid down as YN–23 at American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 18 October 1940; launched February 1941; and commissioned 21 August 1941.

## World War II service

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Palm served on the Atlantic Ocean terminus of the North Atlantic convoy; in 1943, she operated in and around Argentia and Portland, Maine. Re-designated AN–28 on 20 January 1944, she joined other net tenders in their Pacific Ocean efforts. Palm transported, laid, maintained, and recovered anti-torpedo nets, and maintained buoys in auxiliary tasks that kept the Navy operating.

## Post-war decommissioning

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After the war, Palm reported to the Columbia River, Oregon. She was out of commission, in reserve there from 1 January 1947 until September 1962, when transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration, where she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Olympia, Washington.

## References

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*  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
* Photo gallery of USS Palm at NavSource Naval History

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Other operators

Ecuadorian Navy|

* Orion (ex-Mulberry)

French Navy|

* Locuste (ex-Locust)
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* Luciole (ex-Sandalwood)
* Tarentule (ex-Pepperwood)
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Turkish Navy|

* AG-4 (ex-Larch)

* Followed by: Cohoes-class

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