- Built in Cleveland, Ohio
- World War II
- Post-war decommissioning
- References
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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United States | 1945}} | Ship name= USS Redwood | Ship namesake= An important coniferous timber tree of California that often reaches a height of 300 feet | Ship owner= | Ship operator= | Ship registry= | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship awarded= | Ship builder= American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= 18 October 1940 | Ship launched= 22 February 1941 | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 12 December 1942 | Ship recommissioned= | Ship decommissioned= 6 June 1947 | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= AN-30, 20 January 1944 | Ship refit= | Ship struck= not known | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship identification= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship honors= | Ship captured= | Ship fate= transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration's National Defense Reserve Fleet in June 1961 | Ship status= | Ship notes= | Ship badge=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type= Aloe-class net laying ship | Ship tonnage= 560 tons | Ship displacement= 805 tons | Ship tons burthen= | Ship length= 163' 2" | Ship beam= 30' 6" | Ship height= | Ship draught= | Ship draft= 11' 8" | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion= diesel engine, single propeller | Ship sail plan= | Ship speed= 12 knots | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship test depth= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= | Ship troops= | Ship complement= 48 officers and enlisted | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | 3|in|mm|abbr=on}} gun mount, three single 20 mm gun mounts, two depth charge throwers | Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes=
}} | USS Redwood (AN-30/YN-25) 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, OhioRedwood (YN-25) was laid down by the American Shipbuilding Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 18 October 1940; launched 22 February 1941; and commissioned 12 December 1942, Lt. Comdr. Max A. Morrison, USNR, in command. World War II Following shakedown, Redwood steamed south to the British West Indies. Engaged in the installation of torpedo nets at Trinidad until March 1943, she shifted to Antigua in April, tending nets there through May. Net maintenance activities at Barbados, St. Thomas, and St. Lucia Islands followed and, in mid August, she commenced similar activities at Guantanamo Bay. For the remainder of World War II she tended nets there and at ports on Hispaniola. Reclassified AN-30, 20 January 1944, Redwood returned to Trinidad in August 1945 and through September assisted in disposal of nets at sea. Post-war decommissioningShe then sailed for the U.S. East Coast and, after availability at Charleston Navy Yard, she reported on 24 November to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she decommissioned 6 June 1947. In June 1961 she was transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration's National Defense Reserve Fleet. References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r4/redwood.htm}}
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-25 / AN-30 Redwood
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