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USS Passaconaway (AN-86)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Quebec - India NVQI

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS Passaconaway (AN-86) was transferred to the Dominican Republic and renamed Separacion (P-208)

Cohoes Class Net Laying Ship:

Authorized as Yard Net Tender YN-111

Laid down, 15 April 1944, as Net Tender AN-86 at Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co., Duluth, MN.

Launched, 30 June 1944

Commissioned USS Passaconaway (AN-86), 27 April 1945, LT, Allard G. Russell USNR in command

During World War II USS Passaconaway was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, 1 April 1947, at San Diego, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group

Transferred to Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., 19 September 1962

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1962

Removed from the Reserve Fleet anchorage, 30 August 1976 for transfer to the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Bremerton WA. sale to the Dominican Republic

Transferred to the Dominican Republic in September 1976, renamed, Separacion (P-208)

Current Disposition active in the Dominican Republic navy

Specifications:
Displacement 785 t.
Length 168' 6"
Beam 33' 10"
Draft 10' 10"
Speed 12.3 kts.

Complement

Officers 4

Enlisted 42

Largest Boom Capacity 12 t.

Armament

one single 3"/50 cal gun mount

three single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 905 Bbls

Propulsion

two Busch-Sulzer BS-539 Diesel-electric engine

single Westinghouse Main Reduction Gear

two 60Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 1,200shp

US Navy photo from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
091808603	37k	Christening and launching of Passaconaway (AN-86) 30 June 1944, at Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co., Duluth, MN. The ship's sponsor Miss Elizabeth Jayne Hughes breaks the traditional bottle of Champagne across the ship's bow Christening her Passaconaway (AN-89).	John Spivey
	71k	*USS Passaconaway* (AN-86)** photographed by her builders, 23 April 1945, in the original configuration of the class. Her armament consists of one 3"/50 aft and four 20mm guns, one in a high tub forward of the smokestack, two on top of the bridge, and one just aft of the stack. US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, photo # 19-N-82538, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst
	41k	*USS Passaconaway* (AN-86)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from the collections of the Navy Memorial.	Stan Svec

USS Passaconaway (AN-86)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Russell, Allard Gilbert, USNR	27 April 1945 - 10 November 1945
02	LT. Lathem Jr., Louis P., USNR	10 November 1945 - 30 April 1946
03	LTjg. Trent, John Henry, USNR	30 April 1946 - 1 April 1947
04	LTjg. Hibbard, Warren Curtis. USN	1 April 1947 - 2 April 1947
05	ENS. Bachert, John Oliver, USN	2 April 1947 - 8 April 1947


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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