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This list demonstrates that the US Navy constantly recycles and repurposes its small craft for new roles. Some craft on this list have had as many as six such conversions in their history. Some of these conversions have been surprising from an environmental viewpoint, such as the conversion of fuel oil barges into water barges.
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.
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12 December 1946, U.S. Navy Letter ACL 165-46 Some CVG-1 aircraft (those belonging to VF-14), while temporary attached to an Air Task Group, rendered their tail code as " A T G ", though "ATG" was never authorized as a unit code.
With the US Declaration of War against Germany in April 1917, the Navy needed trained men quickly. Recruits who had the aptitude to be yeomen attended Yeoman School. As the war effort escalated, the US Navy found itself lacking personnel to perform the shore-based duties necessary to support more than 128,000 enlisted personnel. [5]
one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount; three single 20 mm AA gun mounts; four 0.5 in (12.7 mm). machine guns; one y-gun USS Cinchona (AN-12/YN-7) was an Aloe -class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy during World War II with her protective anti- submarine nets.
USS Palm (AN-28/YN-23) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets. Built in Cleveland, Ohio [ edit ]
The Chinese standard GB/T 148–1997, [12] which replaced GB 148–1989, documents the standard ISO series, A and B, but adds a custom D series. This Chinese format originates from the Republic of China (1912–1949). The D series is not identical to the German or Swedish D series.