USS Manayunk (AN-81)

History
United States
Name	USS Manayunk
Namesake	Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Builder	Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon
Laid down	18 December 1944
Launched	30 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Bryan Wallace Strong
Commissioned	25 May 1945
Decommissioned	19 July 1946, at Astoria, Oregon
Stricken	September 1962
Identification	YN-100 (18 December 1944); AN-81 (17 January 1945);
Fate	Transferred to MARAD in June 1961; fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	Cohoes-class net laying ship
Displacement	775 tons
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m)
Beam	33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Draft	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion	Diesel electric, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Speed	12.3 knots (22.8 km/h; 14.2 mph)
Complement	46 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 gun; 4 x single 20 mm cannons;

USS Manayunk (YN-100/AN-81) was a Cohoes-class net laying ship which was assigned to protect United States Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her anti-submarine nets. Her World War II career was short lived as the war was ending, and she was placed in reserve and eventually struck by the Navy.

Construction and career

The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Manayunk was laid down with the hull identification number YN-100 by the Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon on 18 December 1944. The ship redesignated AN-81 on 17 January 1945 and launched on 30 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Bryan Wallace Strong. Manayunk was commissioned on 25 May 1945.

World War II related service

Following shakedown and training, Manayunk steamed for the central Pacific Ocean for duty with Minecraft, Pacific Fleet. She operated in the Mariana Islands, primarily in the Saipan-Tinian area, laying and maintaining nets and moorings until the spring of 1946.

Post-war inactivation

On 3 May, she departed Saipan for Pearl Harbor and the U.S. West Coast. Arriving at Astoria, Oregon, 2 June, she decommissioned 19 July and was placed in reserve. The ship remained a unit of the 19th Fleet until June 1961 when she was transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration and placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

She continued to be listed as Navy-owned until formally turned over to the U.S. Maritime Administration in September 1962 at Olympia, Washington.

Manayunk remained a unit of the MARAD Reserve Fleet at Olympia. She was struck from the Navy list in September 1962; her fate is unknown.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-100 / AN-81 Manayunk

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