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USS Ash, a net laying ship that worked at Pearl Harbor in the 1940s. A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of naval auxiliary ship. A net layer's primary function was to lay and maintain steel anti-submarine nets or anti torpedo nets.
The Aloe-class net laying ships were a class of thirty-two steel-hulled net laying ships built prior to the US entry into World War II. The lead ship, USS Aloe , was laid down in October 1940 and launched the following January; the final member, USS Yew , was launched in October 1941.
Net laying ships of the United States include all auxiliary ships built in the United States or operating under the flag of the United States which were designed or ...
Pages in category "Aloe-class net laying ships" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
net laying ship. Also net layer, net tender, gate ship, or boom defence vessel. A type of naval auxiliary ship equipped for and primarily tasked with laying torpedo net s or anti-submarine net s to protect individual ships at anchor, harbors, or other anchorages from torpedo attack and intrusions by submarines. net tender An alternative term ...
Ailanthus-class net laying ships of the United States Navy (1 C, 43 P) Aloe-class net laying ships (1 C, 34 P) C. Cohoes-class net laying ships (1 C, 16 P)
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