USS Passaic (AN-87)

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USS Passaic (AN-87)
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NamePassaic
NamesakeCity of Passaic, New Jersey
Builder Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down25 April 1944
Launched29 June 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Sam H. North
Commissioned6 March 1945
DecommissionedMarch 1947, San Diego, California
Homeport
Identification
  • YN-113
  • AN-87 (14 January 1944)
FateTransferred to the Dominican Republic, September 1976
Naval Ensign of the Dominican Republic.svgDominican Republic
NameCalderas
AcquiredSeptember 1976 [1]
IdentificationP209
Statusin active service, as of 2007 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type Cohoes-classnet laying ship
Displacement775 tons
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m)
Beam31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
Draft10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion Diesel-electric, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Speed12.3 knots (22.8 km/h; 14.2 mph)
Complement46 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Passaic (YN-113/AN-87) was a Cohoes-class net laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned in March 1945 and spent her entire career in the Pacific Ocean. She was decommissioned in March 1947 and placed in reserve. She was sold to the Dominican Republic in September 1976, as patrol vessel Calderas (P209). As of 2007, Calderas remained active in the Dominican Navy.

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Construction

Passaic, the second U.S. Navy ship to be so named, was originally authorized as YN–113; redesignated AN–87 on 17 January 1944; laid down at Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 25 April 1944; launched 29 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Sam H. North; and commissioned 6 March 1945.

Service history

During the final months of World War II, Passaic was assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet and rendered valuable supporting action, maintaining and recovering antisubmarine nets in Pacific waters.

After war-time service, Passaic remained at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, until 1947, when she reported to San Diego, California. Decommissioning in March, she remained in reserve there until July 1963. She was then transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration, and laid up at Suisun Bay with the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Passaconaway was transferred to the Dominican Republic in September 1976 as patrol vessel Calderas (P209). As of 2007, the ship remained in active service with the Dominican Navy. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). "Dominican Republic". The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 163. ISBN   978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC   140283156.

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