USS ''Passaic'' (YN-113/AN-87) was a built for the

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during

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. She was commissioned in March 1945 and spent her entire career in the Pacific Ocean. She was decommissioned in March 1947 and placed in reserve. She was sold to the

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in September 1976, as patrol vessel ''Calderas'' (P209). , ''Calderas'' remained active in the

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Construction

''Passaic'', the second U.S. Navy ship to be so named, was originally authorized as YN–113; redesignated AN–87 on 17 January 1944; laid down at Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 25 April 1944; launched 29 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Sam H. North; and commissioned 6 March 1945.

Service history

During the final months of World War II, ''Passaic'' was assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet and rendered valuable supporting action, maintaining and recovering antisubmarine nets in Pacific waters. After war-time service, ''Passaic'' remained at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, until 1947, when she reported to

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. Decommissioning in March, she remained in reserve there until July 1963. She was then transferred to the

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, and laid up at

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with the

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. ''Passaconaway'' was transferred to the

in September 1976 as patrol vessel ''Calderas'' (P209). , the ship remained in active service with the

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References

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NavSource Online: YN-113 / AN-87 Passaic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Passaic (AN-87) Cohoes-class net laying ships Ships built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 1944 ships World War II net laying ships of the United States Cohoes-class net laying ships of the Dominican Navy Patrol vessels of the Dominican Republic