USS Baretta
USS Baretta (AN-41/YN-60) was an which served with the U.S. Navy in the western Pacific Ocean theatre of operations during World War II. After surviving war action and Pacific Ocean typhoons, and she returned home safely after the war with one battle star to her credit. Launched in Washington The wooden hulled net layer YN-60 was laid down on 19 December 1942 at Everett, Washington, by the Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company; named Baretta on 17 March 1943; launched on 9 October 1943; sponsored by Miss Evelyn Jaramo, the 11-year-old daughter of a shipfitter at the builder's yard; reclassified AN-41 on 20 January 1944; and commissioned at her builder's yard on 18 March 1944. World War II service Assigned to Pacific Ocean operations After fitting out, shakedown training out of San Pedro, Los Angeles, and post shakedown repairs, the net laying ship sailed for Hawaii and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 29 June. On 20 July, the net layer was ordered to report to the Commander, Service Force, Pacific, for duty "in the forward areas" and loaded mooring and net gear into August. Sailing in Task Group (TG) 32.6 on 8 August, Baretta proceeded to the Solomon Islands and