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

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.

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-23 / AN-28 Palm