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Aloe Class Net Laying Ships of the French Navy: USS Locust, USS Hackberry, USS Rosewood, USS Sandalwood, USS Pepperwood, USS Yew

Aloe Class Net Laying Ships of the French Navy: USS Locust, USS Hackberry, USS Rosewood, USS Sandalwood, USS Pepperwood, USS Yew


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Chapters: Uss Locust, Uss Hackberry, Uss Rosewood, Uss Sandalwood, Uss Pepperwood, Uss Yew, French Ship Tarentule, French Ship L'araignee, French Ship Scorpion, French Ship Luciole, French Ship Libellule, French Ship Locuste. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: USS Locust (YN-17/AN-22) was an Aloe-class net laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the French Navy as Locuste (A765). She was sold to Malaysian owners but sank after striking a reef off Cikobia Island, Fiji, on 30 July 1978. She was towing the former French ship Scorpion, which also sank. The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Locust (YN-17) was laid down by the American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 18 October 1940; launched 1 February 1941; and placed in service 13 July 1941 for passage down the St. Lawrence River for a year of net-laying duties in the 3d Naval District off New York, New York, before commissioning December, 1942, Lt. R. Jordan, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Service Squadron, Pacific Fleet, the beginning of 1943, Locust laid and tended torpedo nets, moorings, and buoys and participated in various towing and salvage operations in the South Pacific Ocean through World War II. The net tender was off San Cristobel Island, in the Solomon Islands, in April 1943 with Task Unit 32.4.7 when she came under attack the 5th. For about 5 minutes Locust, with YAG-26 in tow, was not only dodging fire from a Japanese bomber but also a torpedo from an undetected enemy submarine. Successfully evading the assault, she continued her small but vital role in the ultimate naval victory, serving in the Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and New Hebrides through her reclassification to AN-22 on 20 January 1944. She depart...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1864643



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781157214892
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 64 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157214894
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: USS Locust, USS Hackberry, USS Rosewood, USS Sandalwood, USS Pepperwood, USS Yew
  • Width: 229 mm


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