Allied Warships

USS Ailanthus (AN 38)

Net tender of the Ailanthus class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeNet tender
ClassAilanthus 
PennantAN 38 
Built byEverett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Everett, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Nov 1942 
Launched20 May 1943 
Commissioned2 Dec 1943 
Lost26 Feb 1944 
History

Grounded in Alaskan waters on 26 February 1944 and declared a constructive total loss

 

Commands listed for USS Ailanthus (AN 38)

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1Lt. Donald B. Howard, USNR2 Dec 1943 (1)

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