USS Waxsaw (AN-91)
USS Waxsaw (YN-120/AN-91) was a 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 cut short due to the war coming to an end, but, post-war, she was reactivated and served the Navy until she was put into reserve and eventually transferred to Venezuela as Puerto Miranda. Construction and career The second ship to be so named by the Navy, Waxsaw (AN-91) -- originally classified as YN-120—was laid down on 31 May 1944, at Duluth, Minnesota, by the Zenith Dredge Co.; launched on 15 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. L. Conlon, wife of the general manager of the Zenith Dredge Co. shipyard; and commissioned on 6 May 1945. World War II related service The new netlaying ship sailed for Boston, Massachusetts, on 11 May, and arrived there on 29 May, after steaming via Cleveland, Ohio; Ogdensburg, New York; the St. Lawrence Seaway; Cornwall, Ontario; Montreal and Quebec, Quebec; and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Following shakedown out of Melville, Rhode Island, from 13 to 30 June, the netlayer put into Boston for post-shakedown availability. Waxsaw headed for the Panama Canal on 10 July, expecting her