Name USS Palm Launched 1 February 1941 Weight 863.6 tons | Reclassified AN-28, 20 January 1944 Length 50 m | |
Namesake A tree of the spadiciflorae, palmae class Laid down 18 October 1940 as a yard net tender Commissioned 1 November 1941 as USS Palm (YN-23) Decommissioned 1 January 1947, at Astoria, Oregon Builder American Ship Building Company | ||
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.
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Built in Cleveland, Ohio
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
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
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.