USS Mastic
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Mastic |
| Namesake | A small tree (Pistaria lenticus) of southern Europe |
| Ordered | as Ginkgo (YN-65) |
| Builder | Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Everett, Washington |
| Laid down | as Mastic (YN-65), 27 November 1943 |
| Launched | 19 May 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. F. A. Fenger |
| Commissioned | 4 July 1944, USS Mastic (AN-46) |
| Decommissioned | 1 March 1946 at Tiburon, California |
| Renamed | Mastic, 17 April 1943 |
| Reclassified | AN-46, 20 January 1944 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission 6 June 1947, and sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ailanthus-class net laying ship |
| Tonnage | 1,100 tons |
| Displacement | 1,275 tons |
| Length | 194 ft 6 in (59.28 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel electric, 2,500hp |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 56 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, three 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Mastic (AN-46/YN-65) was an Ailanthus-class net laying ship which served with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific Ocean theatre of operations during World War II. Her career was without major incident, and she returned home safely after the war.