USS Chinquapin (AN-17)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Fir (YN-2) |
| Namesake | Fir |
| Renamed | USS Chinquapin (YN-11), 16 October 1940 |
| Namesake | Chinquapin |
| Builder | General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California |
| Launched | 15 July 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. J. Lane |
| In service | 29 October 1941 |
| Commissioned | 6 January 1943 |
| Reclassified | AN-17, 20 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 6 March 1946 at Astoria, Oregon |
| Stricken | 1 September 1962 |
| Homeport | Tiburon, California |
| Honors and awards | three battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Placed in reserve; scrapped, 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Aloe-class net laying ship |
| Tonnage | 560 tons |
| Displacement | 700 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 | diesel-electric, single screw |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 48 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, three 20 mm guns, one 40 mm gun mount |
USS Chinquapin (YN-12/AN-17) was an Aloe-class net laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Originally ordered as USS Fir (YN-2), she was renamed and renumbered to Chinquapin (YN-12) in October 1940 before construction began. She was launched in July 1941, and completed in October 1941. Placed in service at that time without being commissioned, she was commissioned in January 1943, and decommissioned in March 1946. She was placed in reserve at that time and scrapped in 1976.
Career
Chinquapin (YN-12) was initially authorized as Fir (YN-2), but renamed in October 1940 before construction began. She was built by the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company of Alameda, California, and launched on 15 July 1941; sponsored by Mrs. J. Lane; and placed in service 29 October 1941. She was commissioned 6 January 1943, Lieutenant R. D. Abernathy, USNR, in command. Assigned to the 12th Naval District headquartered at the Mare Island in Vallejo, California, Chinquapin conducted net, salvage, and towing operations out of the Tiburon, California, Net Depot until 31 December 1943 when she sailed for Pearl Harbor, arriving 10 January 1944. On 20 January she was redesignated AN-17.
친콰핀은 1944년 2월 15일부터 7월 27일까지 마주로, 콰잘레인, 에니웨톡에 그물을 손질하고 계류장을 설치한 후 10월 28일까지 사이판과 괌에서 유사한 작전을 통해 마리아나 점령을 지원했다.진주만을 경유하여 캘리포니아 샌프란시스코로 호송차량을 타고 돌아온 친콰핀은 정비되었고, 1945년 2월 3일 진주만과 울리티를 거쳐 오키나와로 항해하여 10월 30일까지 오키나와에 그물, 계류 및 수송 작전을 위해 5월 1일에 도착했다.
친콰핀은 12월 11일 오리건 주 아스토리아로 돌아와 1946년 3월 6일 예비역으로 배치되었다.1962년 9월 1일 해군 함정 등록부에서 격추되어 국방예비함대에 배치되었다.그녀는 1976년에 폐기 처분으로 팔렸다.
친콰핀은 제2차 세계대전 참전 공로로 3개의 전투별을 받았다.
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