Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

WAGL-401 USS Sassafras

• Basswood class Coast Guard Lighthouse Tender:
• Displacement: 935 tons
• Length: 180'
• Beam: 37'
• Draft: 12'
• Speed: 13 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 4 20mm, 2 dc tracks, 2 Mousetraps
• Complement: 6 officers, 74 enlisted
• Diesel engines, triple screw, 1,200 hp
• Built at Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Corp., Duluth, Minn., and commissioned 23 May 1944

Additional Links:

• ` "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Sassafras
  From 1944-45 Sassafras performed general aid to navigation duties in the Western Pacific.

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