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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USSMulberry (YN-22) |
| Namesake | mulberry |
| Builder | American Shipbuilding Company,Cleveland, Ohio |
| Laid down | 18 October 1940 |
| Launched | 26 March 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. W. H. Gerhauser |
| In service | 1 November 1941 asMulberry (YN-22) atGuantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| Commissioned | 19 December 1942 |
| Reclassified | AN-27, 20 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 11 April 1960 |
| Homeport | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;Pearl Harbor,Hawaii;Sasebo,Japan;Long Beach, California |
| Honours and awards | onebattle star forKorean War Service |
| Fate | transferred toEcuadorian Navy, November 1965 |
| History | |
 Ecuador | |
| Name | BAEOrion (H-101) |
| Acquired | November 1965 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Aloe-class-class net laying ship |
| Displacement | 850 long tons (860 t) |
| 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, Two diesel engines with attached generators to drive twin electric motors for the single propeller |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
| Armament | one single3 in (76 mm)gun mount, three20 mm guns, oney-gun |
USSMulberry (AN-27/YN-22) was anAloe-classnet laying ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She saw service in that conflict and theKorean War, earning onebattle star for service in the latter conflict. She was decommissioned in April 1960 and placed in reserve. In November 1965, she was transferred to theEcuadorian Navy asBAEOrion (HI-91). She was scrapped in 1980.
Mulberry (AN 27) originally designatedYN 22, was laid down 18 October 1940 by theAmerican Shipbuilding Company,Cleveland, Ohio; launched 26 March 1941; sponsored by Mrs. W. H. Gerhauser; placed in service atGuantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the10th Naval District; commissioned 19 December 1942 and was reclassifiedAN 27, effective 20 January 1944.
Following re-designation,Mulberry departed Guantanamo Bay and sailed toAdak, Alaska. Operating from Adak andKodiak, Alaska, she engaged in net tending, carried cargo, and transported military personnel inAlaskan an Aleutian waters for the next 3 years.
She arrivedSan Francisco, California, 12 March 1947 for an overhaul, after which she proceeded toTiburon, California, for training exercises. Assigned toHawaii net laying ship duty, she engaged in harbor operations atPearl Harbor from 7 June to January 1948. She resumed operations off theU.S. West Coast for the next 2 years, departingBremerton, Washington, 8 July 1950 for duty inJapan.
For the next 5 years she engaged in net tending atSasebo andYokosuka Harbors. Between 29 May and 1 August 1953, she operated in theKorean ports ofPusan,Cheju Do,Ulsan,Wonsan, andChinhae, aidingUnited Nations forces meeting the challenge ofCommunist aggression,
Mulberry arrivedLong Beach, California, 23 December 1955, and continued operations from that port for the next 5 years. She decommissioned 11 April 1960, and was placed in thePacific Reserve Fleet, berthed atSan Diego, California. TheMulberry was transferred on loan toEcuador in November 1965 under theMilitary Assistance Program where she served asOrion (HI-91); she was scrapped in 1980.
Mulberry received onebattle star for her U.S.Korean War service.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
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