_aground_at_Pearl_Harbor%2c_Hawaii_(USA)%2c_in_1979.jpg) Buckeye as a salvage training hulk, in 1979 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSBuckeye |
| Namesake | A tree resembling thehorse chestnut |
| Ordered | asCottonwood (YN-8) |
| Builder | Commercial Iron Works,Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down | 17 March 1941, asBuckeye (YN-8) |
| Launched | 26 July 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Sara Ann Tefler |
| Commissioned | 26 December 1942 as USSBuckeye (YN-8) atDutch Harbor,Alaska |
| Decommissioned | March 1947 atSubic Bay,Philippine Islands |
| In service | 5 September 1941 |
| Renamed | Buckeye, 16 October 1940 |
| Reclassified | AN-13, 1 January 1944 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1963 |
| Homeport | Tiburon, California |
| Fate | Transferred in 1963 to theU.S. Maritime Administration'sNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Suisun Bay,Benicia, California |
| Notes | Reacquired by the Navy,5 May 1976, for use as a salvage training hulk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Aloe-classnet laying ship |
| Tonnage | 660 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 engine, single propeller |
| Speed | 12.5 knots |
| Complement | 48 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single3 in (76 mm) dual purposegun mount; two0.5 in (12.7 mm).machine guns |
USSBuckeye (AN-13/YN-8) was anAloe-classnet laying ship in service with theUnited States Navy from 1942 to 1947. In the late 1970s and 1980s, she was used as a salvage training hulk.
Buckeye (YN-8) was laid down on 17 March 1941 atPortland, Oregon, by theCommercial Iron Works; launched on 26 July 1941; sponsored by Miss Sara Ann Tefler; and placed in service on 5 September 1941.
After fitting out at thePuget Sound Navy Yard,Buckeye began duty in the13th Naval District. She tended nets there until the fall of 1942. At that time, the ship was transferred to theAlaska Sector based atDutch Harbor.
While stationed there, she was placed in full commission on 26 December 1942. She continued to tend nets and buoys in theAleutian Islands, first at Dutch Harbor and, after May 1943, at recently capturedAttu. On 1 January 1944,Buckeye was re-designatedAN 13. During the summer of 1944, the net layer received orders toSeattle, Washington, for an overhaul that she completed between 24 July and 11 September.
Following a round-trip voyage from theU.S. West Coast toHawaii and back,Buckeye was stationed at the Naval Net Depot atTiburon, California, nearSan Francisco, California, as ready duty ship and standby vessel for emergency repairs. That duty lasted until 27 January 1945 when she was transferred toService Squadron (ServRon) 6 of theU.S. 7th Fleet.
During February and March, the net layer stopped atPearl Harbor,Funafuti in theEllice Islands,Manus in theAdmiralty Islands, andHollandia onNew Guinea before arriving in thePhilippines in April. Initially, she served inLeyte Gulf but, later that summer moved toLuzon where she operated inManila Bay andSubic Bay.
Buckeye spent the remainder of her active career at Luzon. On 17 July 1946, the ship went aground in Subic Bay. With the assistance ofElder, she was refloated on 29 July and was towed to Alava Dock for repairs.
She was still undergoing repairs at the end of 1946 and, apparently, they were never completed. She went out of commission at Subic on 4 March 1947. Later transferred to thePacific Reserve Fleet group berthed atSan Diego, California, she remained there until 1963 when she was turned over to theU.S. Maritime Administration for lay up inSuisun Bay,California
Her name was struck from theNavy List on 1 July 1963. She remained at the Suisun Bay facility until 5 May 1976 at which time she was reacquired by the Navy for use as a salvage training hulk. Her status is unknown.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
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