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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Ship type built to lay and maintain steel anti-torpedo or anti-submarine nets</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_ASH_AN-7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/USS_ASH_AN-7.jpg/300px-USS_ASH_AN-7.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/USS_ASH_AN-7.jpg/450px-USS_ASH_AN-7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/USS_ASH_AN-7.jpg/600px-USS_ASH_AN-7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="423" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Ash" title="USS Ash">USS <i>Ash</i> (YN-2/AN-7)</a>, a net laying ship that worked at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Base_Hawaii" title="Naval Base Hawaii">Pearl Harbor</a> in the 1940s</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>net laying ship</b>, also known as a <b>net layer</b>, <b>net tender</b>, <b>gate ship</b> or <b><a href="/wiki/Boom_(navigational_barrier)" title="Boom (navigational barrier)">boom</a> defence vessel</b> was a type of naval <a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_ship" title="Auxiliary ship">auxiliary ship</a>. </p><p>A net layer's primary function was to lay and maintain steel <a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_net" title="Anti-submarine net">anti-submarine nets</a> or <a href="/wiki/Anti_torpedo_net" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti torpedo net">anti torpedo nets</a>. Nets could be laid around an individual <a href="/wiki/Capital_ship" title="Capital ship">ship</a> at anchor, or <a href="/wiki/Harbor" title="Harbor">harbor</a> entrances or <a href="/wiki/Dry_dock" title="Dry dock">dry docks</a>, or other <a href="/wiki/Anchor" title="Anchor">anchorages</a>. Net laying was potentially dangerous work, and net laying seamen were experts at dealing with blocks, tackles, knots and splicing. As <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> progressed, net layers were pressed into a variety of additional roles including <a href="/wiki/Marine_salvage" title="Marine salvage">salvage</a>, troop and cargo transport, <a href="/wiki/Buoy" title="Buoy">buoy</a> maintenance, and service as <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tugboats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="US_Navy">US Navy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Net_laying_ship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: US Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1930s">1930s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Net_laying_ship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1930s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/War_Plan_Orange" title="War Plan Orange">War Plan Orange</a>, the pre-WW2 US plan for war with Japan, anticipated that <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a> would be too small for the US Navy fleet that would be amassed in Hawaii. Orange anticipated the construction of a large anchorage in <a href="/wiki/Lahaina_Roads" title="Lahaina Roads">Lahaina Roads</a> between the islands of <a href="/wiki/Maui" title="Maui">Maui</a>, <a href="/wiki/L%C4%81na%CA%BBi" class="mw-redirect" title="Lānaʻi">Lānaʻi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Moloka%CA%BBi" class="mw-redirect" title="Molokaʻi">Molokaʻi</a>. Construction would consist of massive nets and minefields to protect the anchored ships.<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_1991_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller_1991-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changing_requirements">Changing requirements</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Net_laying_ship&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Changing requirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ultimately four large netlayers would be laid down just before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor: <a href="/wiki/USS_Monitor_(AN-1)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Monitor (AN-1)">USS <i>Monitor</i> (AN-1)</a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Montauk_(AN-2)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Montauk (AN-2)">USS <i>Montauk</i> (AN-2)</a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Osage_(AN-3)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Osage (AN-3)">USS <i>Osage</i> (AN-3)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/USS_Saugus_(AN-4)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Saugus (AN-4)">USS <i>Saugus</i> (AN-4)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It turned out that these ships were not needed. First, dredging significantly enlarged the anchorages in Pearl Harbor. Second, the mobility of <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II" title="Aircraft carrier operations during World War II">aircraft carrier warfare</a> made the large Lahaina Roads anchorage concept obsolete, though smaller nets would still be needed for the entrance channels at advanced bases such as the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Base_Majuro" title="Naval Base Majuro">Naval Base Majuro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naval_Base_Ulithi" title="Naval Base Ulithi">Naval Base Ulithi</a>. Third, new technology resulted in lightweight nets that could be handled by smaller vessels. The four large netlayers would be converted to carry and launch amphibious vehicles under the hull classification <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships#Vehicle_landing_ship_(LSV)" title="List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships">landing ship, vehicle (LSV)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1940s">1940s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Net_laying_ship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1940s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;" width="300"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="background: #efefef; text-align:center;"><i><b>General characteristics of US Navy <a href="/wiki/Aloe-class_net_laying_ship" title="Aloe-class net laying ship">Aloe-class net laying ship</a></b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Displacement:</b> </td> <td>560 tons, 700 tons laden </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Length:</b> </td> <td>151 ft. 8 in. </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Beam:</b> </td> <td>30 ft. 6 in. </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Draft:</b> </td> <td>10 ft. 6 in. </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Speed:</b> </td> <td>14 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Propulsion:</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">Diesel</a>, single <a href="/wiki/Propeller" title="Propeller">screw</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Complement:</b> </td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>Armament:</b> </td> <td>1 × <a href="/wiki/3%22/50-caliber_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="3"/50-caliber gun">3"/50-caliber dual-purpose gun</a>, 3 × <a href="/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon" title="Oerlikon 20 mm cannon">20 mm mounts</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Small net layers initially received the <a href="/wiki/Hull_classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Hull classification">hull classification</a> symbol <a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy#Yard_Net_Tenders_(YN)" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">yard net tenders (YN)</a> but 77 were later reclassified as <a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_Laying_Ships_(AN)" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">auxiliary net layer ships (AN)</a>. These vessels had two prominent steel "horns" on the bow, used in laying nets. Another 24 vessels which held the (YN) symbol were impressed tugs rather than specially built craft, and so these were redesignated as <a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_Tender_Tugs_(YNT)" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">net tender tugs (YNT)</a>. </p><p>The 77 small auxiliary net layers were built in three classes. The first 32, the <a href="/wiki/Aloe-class_net_laying_ship" title="Aloe-class net laying ship"><i>Aloe</i>-class</a>, were all launched in 1940 (before the attack on <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a>) and were built of steel. Due to the chronic shortage of steel during the war, the next 40, the <a href="/wiki/Ailanthus-class_net_laying_ship" title="Ailanthus-class net laying ship"><i>Ailanthus</i>-class</a>, were built of wood. The last 15, the <a href="/wiki/Cohoes-class_net_laying_ship" title="Cohoes-class net laying ship"><i>Cohoes</i>-class</a>, laid down in 1944 and 1945, were again constructed of steel.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>These vessels served in all theatres of war but particularly in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II" title="Pacific Ocean theater of World War II">Pacific</a>. Many of the ships were decommissioned after the war, but some continued in service for several more decades. Net layers were eventually made redundant by advances in underwater detection technology.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were also at least 43 craft that were classed as <a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_Gate_Craft_(YNG)" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">net gate craft (YNG)</a>; many were simply powered barges.<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_1991_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller_1991-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To transport nets and to otherwise support the net layers, by 1943 specially built cargo ships, designated <a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_Cargo_Ships_(AKN)" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">net cargo ships (AKN)</a>, were built. The first of this class was the <a href="/wiki/USS_Indus_(AKN-1)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Indus (AKN-1)">USS <i>Indus</i> (AKN-1)</a>. The <i>Indus</i> worked in <a href="/wiki/Naval_Base_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Base Philippines">Naval Base Philippines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finally in 1946, the USS <i>Montauk</i> would be converted back from an LSV to net cargo duties as the USS <i>Galilea</i> (AKN-6). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="British_and_Commonwealth">British and Commonwealth</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Net_laying_ship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: British and Commonwealth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Commonwealth" class="mw-redirect" title="British Commonwealth">British Commonwealth</a> referred to net laying ship as “boom defence vessel".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bar-class_boom_defence_vessel" title="Bar-class boom defence vessel">Bar-class boom defence vessel</a> built in the 1940s.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Net-class_boom_defence_vessel" title="Net-class boom defence vessel">Net-class boom defence vessel</a> built in the 1930s.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Net_laying_ship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Navy_Vessels_Maintain_the_Boom_Defence_at_Scapa_Flow,_Scotland,_May_1943_A16572.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The boom defence net at Scapa Flow being towed into position by two Royal Navy boom defence vessels in 1943."><img alt="The boom defence net at Scapa Flow being towed into position by two Royal Navy boom defence vessels in 1943." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Royal_Navy_Vessels_Maintain_the_Boom_Defence_at_Scapa_Flow%2C_Scotland%2C_May_1943_A16572.jpg/88px-Royal_Navy_Vessels_Maintain_the_Boom_Defence_at_Scapa_Flow%2C_Scotland%2C_May_1943_A16572.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Royal_Navy_Vessels_Maintain_the_Boom_Defence_at_Scapa_Flow%2C_Scotland%2C_May_1943_A16572.jpg/133px-Royal_Navy_Vessels_Maintain_the_Boom_Defence_at_Scapa_Flow%2C_Scotland%2C_May_1943_A16572.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Royal_Navy_Vessels_Maintain_the_Boom_Defence_at_Scapa_Flow%2C_Scotland%2C_May_1943_A16572.jpg/177px-Royal_Navy_Vessels_Maintain_the_Boom_Defence_at_Scapa_Flow%2C_Scotland%2C_May_1943_A16572.jpg 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The boom defence net at <a href="/wiki/Scapa_Flow" title="Scapa Flow">Scapa Flow</a> being towed into position by two <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> boom defence vessels in 1943.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A16583.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="At Scapa Flow, a Royal Navy net laying vessel prepares to lay an anti-submarine net, which is 900 feet (275 metres) long, weighs over 40 Imperial tons (41 tonnes) and could be laid in 4 minutes."><img alt="At Scapa Flow, a Royal Navy net laying vessel prepares to lay an anti-submarine net, which is 900 feet (275 metres) long, weighs over 40 Imperial tons (41 tonnes) and could be laid in 4 minutes." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A16583.jpg/120px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A16583.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A16583.jpg/180px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A16583.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A16583.jpg/240px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A16583.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="607" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">At <a href="/wiki/Scapa_Flow" title="Scapa Flow">Scapa Flow</a>, a Royal Navy net laying vessel prepares to lay an <a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_net" title="Anti-submarine net">anti-submarine net</a>, which is 900 feet (275 metres) long, weighs over 40 Imperial tons (41 tonnes) and could be laid in 4 minutes.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A17161.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="HMS Rogate, a Royal Navy "gate vessel" designed to open and close the boom and nets at Portsmouth Harbour during World War II."><img alt="HMS Rogate, a Royal Navy "gate vessel" designed to open and close the boom and nets at Portsmouth Harbour during World War II." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A17161.jpg/120px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A17161.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A17161.jpg/180px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A17161.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A17161.jpg/240px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A17161.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2350" data-file-height="1772" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">HMS <i>Rogate</i>, a Royal Navy "gate vessel" designed to open and close the boom and nets at <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a> Harbour during World War II.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMCS_Ypres_E-35756.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="HMCS Ypres was a Battle class trawler used by the Royal Canadian Navy as a gate vessel. She was sunk in a collision with a battleship in May 1940."><img alt="HMCS Ypres was a Battle class trawler used by the Royal Canadian Navy as a gate vessel. She was sunk in a collision with a battleship in May 1940." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/HMCS_Ypres_E-35756.jpg/120px-HMCS_Ypres_E-35756.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/HMCS_Ypres_E-35756.jpg/180px-HMCS_Ypres_E-35756.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/HMCS_Ypres_E-35756.jpg/240px-HMCS_Ypres_E-35756.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1338" data-file-height="906" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/HMCS_Ypres" title="HMCS Ypres">HMCS Ypres</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Battle_class_trawlers" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle class trawlers">Battle class trawler</a> used by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a> as a gate vessel. She was sunk in a collision with a battleship in May 1940.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_TEREBINTH_(AN-59).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The US Navy wooden net tender, USS Terebinth (AN-59) in wartime camouflage."><img alt="The US Navy wooden net tender, USS Terebinth (AN-59) in wartime camouflage." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/USS_TEREBINTH_%28AN-59%29.jpg/120px-USS_TEREBINTH_%28AN-59%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/USS_TEREBINTH_%28AN-59%29.jpg/180px-USS_TEREBINTH_%28AN-59%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/USS_TEREBINTH_%28AN-59%29.jpg/240px-USS_TEREBINTH_%28AN-59%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The US Navy wooden net tender, <a href="/wiki/USS_Terebinth_(AN-59)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Terebinth (AN-59)">USS <i>Terebinth</i> (AN-59)</a> in wartime camouflage.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Kangaroo_SLV_AllanGreen.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="HMAS Kangaroo, a Bar class boom defence vessel of the Royal Australian Navy in 1947."><img alt="HMAS Kangaroo, a Bar class boom defence vessel of the Royal Australian Navy in 1947." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/HMAS_Kangaroo_SLV_AllanGreen.jpg/120px-HMAS_Kangaroo_SLV_AllanGreen.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/HMAS_Kangaroo_SLV_AllanGreen.jpg/180px-HMAS_Kangaroo_SLV_AllanGreen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/HMAS_Kangaroo_SLV_AllanGreen.jpg/240px-HMAS_Kangaroo_SLV_AllanGreen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="946" data-file-height="536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Kangaroo" title="HMAS Kangaroo">HMAS Kangaroo</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bar_class_boom_defence_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Bar class boom defence vessel">Bar class boom defence vessel</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> in 1947.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Montauk_(LSV-6)_underway_of_New_York_(USA)_on_12_October_1944_(NH_104262).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="USS Montauk after completion of her LSV conversion (mostly internal)."><img alt="USS Montauk after completion of her LSV conversion (mostly internal)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/USS_Montauk_%28LSV-6%29_underway_of_New_York_%28USA%29_on_12_October_1944_%28NH_104262%29.jpg/120px-USS_Montauk_%28LSV-6%29_underway_of_New_York_%28USA%29_on_12_October_1944_%28NH_104262%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/USS_Montauk_%28LSV-6%29_underway_of_New_York_%28USA%29_on_12_October_1944_%28NH_104262%29.jpg/180px-USS_Montauk_%28LSV-6%29_underway_of_New_York_%28USA%29_on_12_October_1944_%28NH_104262%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/USS_Montauk_%28LSV-6%29_underway_of_New_York_%28USA%29_on_12_October_1944_%28NH_104262%29.jpg/240px-USS_Montauk_%28LSV-6%29_underway_of_New_York_%28USA%29_on_12_October_1944_%28NH_104262%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5552" data-file-height="4408" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/USS_Montauk_(LSV-6)" title="USS Montauk (LSV-6)">USS <i>Montauk</i></a> after completion of her LSV conversion (mostly internal).</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Net_laying_ship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_cargo_ships_(AKN)" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy § Net cargo ships (AKN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_laying_ships_(AN)" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy § Net laying ships (AN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy#Yard_Net_Tenders_(YN)" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § Yard Net Tenders (YN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_Gate_Craft_(YNG)" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § Net Gate Craft (YNG)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy#Net_Tender_Tugs_(YNT)" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § Net Tender Tugs (YNT)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/US_Naval_Advance_Bases" title="US Naval Advance Bases">US Naval Advance Bases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wooden_boats_of_World_War_II" title="Wooden boats of World War II">Wooden boats of World War II</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Illustrated Design History</i>. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-250-1" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-250-1"><bdi>1-55750-250-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=U.S.+Amphibious+Ships+and+Craft%3A+An+Illustrated+Design+History&rft.place=Annapolis%2C+Maryland&rft.pub=United+States+Naval+Institute&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=1-55750-250-1&rft.aulast=Friedman&rft.aufirst=Norman&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANet+laying+ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Miller_1991-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Miller_1991_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Miller_1991_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMiller1991" class="citation book cs1">Miller, Edward S. (1991). <i>War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897–1945</i>. Annapolis, MD: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Institute_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Naval Institute Press">United States Naval Institute Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59114-500-7" title="Special:BookSources/1-59114-500-7"><bdi>1-59114-500-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=War+Plan+Orange%3A+The+U.S.+Strategy+to+Defeat+Japan%2C+1897%E2%80%931945&rft.place=Annapolis%2C+MD&rft.pub=United+States+Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=1-59114-500-7&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=Edward+S.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANet+laying+ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Friedman, 2002, pp 178-179</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJurens2016" class="citation journal cs1">Jurens, W. 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"Life in the Slow Lane: Some Thoughts on Minelayer and Netlayer Evolution". <i>Warship International</i>. <b>LIII</b> (1): 59–68. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0043-0374">0043-0374</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Warship+International&rft.atitle=Life+in+the+Slow+Lane%3A+Some+Thoughts+on+Minelayer+and+Netlayer+Evolution&rft.volume=LIII&rft.issue=1&rft.pages=59-68&rft.date=2016&rft.issn=0043-0374&rft.aulast=Jurens&rft.aufirst=W.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANet+laying+ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/18/1800001.htm">World War II Net Tenders</a>, Navsource Online.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/i2/indus.htm">USS Indus (AKN-1)</a><i>US Navy</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/15/1501a.htm">USS Indus (AKN-1), Net Tender Story</a><i>navsource.org</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRichard_Pelvin_with_Robert_Darby" class="citation web cs1">Richard Pelvin with Robert Darby. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080410160254/http://www.awm.gov.au/wartime/8/articles/warships.pdf">"Australian War Memorial : Know your warships!, Page 67"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>www.awm.gov.au</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.awm.gov.au/wartime/8/articles/warships.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 10 April 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="USS Mango"><i>Mango</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Hackberry" title="USS Hackberry"><i>Hackberry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mimosa" title="USS Mimosa"><i>Mimosa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mulberry" title="USS Mulberry"><i>Mulberry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Palm" title="USS Palm"><i>Palm</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Hazel_(AN-29)" title="USS Hazel (AN-29)"><i>Hazel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Redwood" title="USS Redwood"><i>Redwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Rosewood" title="USS Rosewood"><i>Rosewood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sandalwood" title="USS Sandalwood"><i>Sandalwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Nutmeg" title="USS Nutmeg"><i>Nutmeg</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Teaberry" title="USS Teaberry"><i>Teaberry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Teak" title="USS Teak"><i>Teak</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pepperwood" title="USS Pepperwood"><i>Pepperwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Yew" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ecuadorian_Navy" title="Ecuadorian Navy">Ecuadorian Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mulberry_(AN-27)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Mulberry (AN-27)"><i> Orion</i></a> (ex-<i>Mulberry</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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(ex-<i>Sandalwood</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pepperwood_(AN-36)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Pepperwood (AN-36)"><i>Tarentule</i></a> (ex-<i>Pepperwood</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Yew_(AN-37)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Yew (AN-37)"><i>Scorpion</i></a> (ex-<i>Yew</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/46px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish Navy">Turkish Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Larch" title="USS Larch"><i>AG-4</i></a> (ex-<i>Larch</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Followed by: <a href="/wiki/Cohoes-class_net_laying_ship" title="Cohoes-class net laying ship"><i>Cohoes</i>-class</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="USS Satinleaf"><i>Satinleaf</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Corkwood" title="USS Corkwood"><i>Corkwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Cornel" title="USS Cornel"><i>Cornel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mastic" title="USS Mastic"><i>Mastic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Canotia" title="USS Canotia"><i>Canotia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lancewood" title="USS Lancewood"><i>Lancewood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Papaya" title="USS Papaya"><i>Papaya</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Cinnamon" title="USS Cinnamon"><i>Cinnamon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Silverbell" title="USS Silverbell"><i>Silverbell</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Snowbell" title="USS Snowbell"><i>Snowbell</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Spicewood" title="USS Spicewood"><i>Spicewood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Manchineel" title="USS Manchineel"><i>Manchineel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Torchwood" title="USS Torchwood"><i>Torchwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Winterberry" title="USS Winterberry"><i>Winterberry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Viburnum" title="USS Viburnum"><i>Viburnum</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Abele" title="USS Abele"><i>Abele</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Terebinth" title="USS Terebinth"><i>Terebinth</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Catclaw" title="USS Catclaw"><i>Catclaw</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Chinaberry" title="USS Chinaberry"><i>Chinaberry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Hoptree" title="USS Hoptree"><i>Hoptree</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Whitewood" title="USS Whitewood"><i>Whitewood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_ATA-214" title="USS ATA-214"><i>Palo Blanco</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_ATA-215" title="USS ATA-215"><i>Paloverde</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pinon" title="USS Pinon"><i>Pinon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Shellbark" title="USS Shellbark"><i>Shellbark</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Silverleaf" title="USS Silverleaf"><i>Silverleaf</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Stagbush" title="USS Stagbush"><i>Stagbush</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_ATA-216" title="USS ATA-216"><i>Allthorn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_ATA-217" title="USS ATA-217"><i>Tesota</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Yaupon" title="USS Yaupon"><i>Yaupon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Precept_(Z266)" class="mw-redirect" title="HMS Precept (Z266)"><i>Precept</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Precise_(Z285)" class="mw-redirect" title="HMS Precise (Z285)"><i>Boxelder</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Prefect_(Z263)" class="mw-redirect" title="HMS Prefect (Z263)"><i>Prefect</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMNZS_Endeavour_(1944)" title="HMNZS Endeavour (1944)"><i>Satinwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Preventer_(Z265)" class="mw-redirect" title="HMS Preventer (Z265)"><i>Seagrape</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/30px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/45px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/60px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Precept" title="HMS Precept"><i>Precept</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Precise" title="HMS Precise"><i>Precise</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Prefect" title="HMS Prefect"><i>Prefect</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMNZS_Endeavour_(1944)" title="HMNZS Endeavour (1944)"><i>Pretext</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Preventer" title="HMS Preventer"><i>Preventer</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Cohoes-class_net_laying_ships" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table 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(AN-83)"><i>Nahant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Naubuc_(AN-84)" title="USS Naubuc (AN-84)"><i>Naubuc</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Oneota_(AN-85)" title="USS Oneota (AN-85)"><i>Oneota</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Passaconaway_(AN-86)" title="USS Passaconaway (AN-86)"><i>Passaconaway</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Passaic_(AN-87)" title="USS Passaic (AN-87)"><i>Passaic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Shakamaxon_(AN-88)" title="USS Shakamaxon (AN-88)"><i>Shakamaxon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Tonawanda_(AN-89)" title="USS Tonawanda (AN-89)"><i>Tonawanda</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Tunxis_(AN-90)" title="USS Tunxis (AN-90)"><i>Tunxis</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Waxsaw_(AN-91)" title="USS Waxsaw (AN-91)"><i>Waxsaw</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Yazoo_(AN-92)" title="USS Yazoo (AN-92)"><i>Yazoo</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div id="Other_operators" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Other operators</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Bolivarian_Navy_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Bolivarian_Navy_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Bolivarian_Navy_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Bolivarian_Navy_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="625" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Navy" title="Dominican Navy">Dominican Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Passaconaway_(AN-86)" title="USS Passaconaway (AN-86)"><i>Separación</i></a> (ex-<i>Passaconaway</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Passaic_(AN-87)" title="USS Passaic (AN-87)"><i>Calderas</i></a> (ex-<i>Passaic</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Etlah_(AN-79)" title="USS Etlah (AN-79)"><i>Cambiaso</i></a> (ex-<i>Etlah</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/National_Navy_of_Uruguay" title="National Navy of Uruguay">National Navy of Uruguay</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Nahant_(AN-83)" title="USS Nahant (AN-83)"><i>Huracan</i></a> (ex-<i>Nahant</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Bureau_of_Mines" title="United States Bureau of Mines">US Bureau of Mines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Suncook_(AN-80)" title="USS Suncook (AN-80)"><i>Grass Valley</i></a> (ex-<i>Suncook</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior" title="United States Department of the Interior">US Department of the Interior</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Shakamaxon_(AN-88)" title="USS Shakamaxon (AN-88)"><i>Hafa Adai</i></a> (ex-<i>Shakamaxon</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Preceded by: <a href="/wiki/Aloe-class_net_laying_ship" title="Aloe-class net laying ship"><i>Aloe</i>-class</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Zebra"><i>Zebra</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Preceded by: <i>None</i></li> <li>Followed by: <a href="/wiki/USS_Montauk_(LSV-6)" title="USS Montauk (LSV-6)">USS <i>Galilea</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Naval_ships_and_warships_in_19th_and_20th_centuries" style="padding:3px"><table 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href="/wiki/Green-water_navy" title="Green-water navy">Green-water navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue-water_navy" title="Blue-water navy">Blue-water navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Gun placement <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadside_(naval)" title="Broadside (naval)">Broadside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_battery_ship" title="Central battery ship">Central battery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casemate" title="Casemate">Casemate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_turret" title="Gun turret">Turrets</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_assault_ship" title="Amphibious assault ship">Amphibious assault ship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare_carrier" title="Anti-submarine warfare carrier">Anti-submarine warfare carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balloon_carrier" title="Balloon carrier">Balloon carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battlecarrier" title="Battlecarrier">Battlecarrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAM_ship" title="CAM ship">CAM ship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escort_carrier" title="Escort carrier">Escort carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_catapult_ship" title="Fighter catapult ship">Fighter catapult ship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_carrier" title="Fleet carrier">Fleet carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flight_deck_cruiser" title="Flight deck cruiser">Flight deck cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helicopter_carrier" title="Helicopter carrier">Helicopter carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interdiction_Assault_Ship" title="Interdiction Assault Ship">Interdiction Assault Ship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_aircraft_carrier" title="Light aircraft carrier">Light aircraft carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merchant_aircraft_carrier" title="Merchant aircraft carrier">Merchant aircraft carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaplane_tender" title="Seaplane tender">Seaplane tender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supercarrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Supercarrier">Supercarrier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Battleship" title="Battleship">Battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_defence_ship" title="Coastal defence ship">Coastal defence ship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreadnought" title="Dreadnought">Dreadnought</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fast_battleship" title="Fast battleship">Fast battleship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship" title="Pre-dreadnought battleship">Pre-dreadnought battleship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreadnought#Super-dreadnoughts" title="Dreadnought">Super-dreadnought</a> (<a href="/wiki/Standard-type_battleship" title="Standard-type battleship">Standard-type battleship</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_battleship" title="Treaty battleship">Treaty battleship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruiser" title="Cruiser">Cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_cruiser" title="Aircraft cruiser">Aircraft cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armored_cruiser" title="Armored cruiser">Armored cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battlecruiser" title="Battlecruiser">Battlecruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guided_missile_cruiser" class="mw-redirect" title="Guided missile cruiser">Guided missile cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruiser" title="Heavy cruiser">Heavy cruiser</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deutschland-class_cruiser" title="Deutschland-class cruiser">Pocket battleship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">Light cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merchant_raider" title="Merchant raider">Merchant raider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protected_cruiser" title="Protected cruiser">Protected cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_cruiser" title="Scout cruiser">Scout cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strike_cruiser" title="Strike cruiser">Strike cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_cruiser" title="Torpedo cruiser">Torpedo cruiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unprotected_cruiser" title="Unprotected cruiser">Unprotected cruiser</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Escort</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aviso" title="Aviso">Aviso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convoy_rescue_ship" title="Convoy rescue ship">Convoy rescue ship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_escort" title="Destroyer escort">Destroyer escort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_leader" title="Destroyer leader">Destroyer leader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escort_destroyer" title="Escort destroyer">Escort destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escorteur" title="Escorteur">Escorteur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frigate" title="Frigate">Frigate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guided-missile_destroyer" title="Guided-missile destroyer">Guided-missile destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaib%C5%8Dkan" title="Kaibōkan">Kaibōkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radar_picket" title="Radar picket">Radar picket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sloop-of-war" title="Sloop-of-war">Sloop</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Logistics">Landing Ship Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landing_Ship_Medium" title="Landing Ship Medium">Landing Ship Medium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank" title="Landing Ship, Tank">Landing Ship, Tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landing_Ship_Vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Landing Ship Vehicle">Landing Ship Vehicle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troopship" title="Troopship">Troopship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Patrol craft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_boarding_steamer" title="Armed boarding steamer">Armed boarding steamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_yacht" title="Armed yacht">Armed yacht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_motor_boat" title="Coastal motor boat">Coastal motor boat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvette" title="Corvette">Corvette</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Fast_attack_craft" title="Fast attack craft">Fast attack craft</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/E-boat" title="E-boat">E-boat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MAS_(motorboat)" title="MAS (motorboat)">MAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_gunboat" title="Motor gunboat">MGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile_boat" title="Missile boat">Missile boat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_torpedo_boat" title="Motor torpedo boat">MTB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MT_explosive_motorboat" title="MT explosive motorboat">MTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTSM_motor_torpedo_boat" title="MTSM motor torpedo boat">MTSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PT_boat" title="PT boat">PT boat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin%27y%C5%8D-class_suicide_motorboat" class="mw-redirect" title="Shin'yō-class suicide motorboat">Shin'yō</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mine warfare</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danlayer" title="Danlayer">Danlayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_minesweeper" title="Destroyer minesweeper">Destroyer minesweeper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mine_countermeasures_vessel" title="Mine countermeasures vessel">Mine countermeasures vessel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mine_planter" title="Mine planter">Mine planter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minehunter" title="Minehunter">Minehunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minelayer" title="Minelayer">Minelayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">Minesweeper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Command and support</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amenities_ship" 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