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|Ship country        = United States
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|Ship name           = USS ''Mastic''
|Ship namesake       = A small tree (Pistaria lenticus) of southern Europe
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|Ship ordered        = as ''Ginkgo'' (YN-65)
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|Ship builder        = [[Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company]], [[Everett, Washington]]
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|Ship laid down      = as ''Mastic'' (YN-65), 27 November 1943
|Ship launched       = 19 May 1944
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|Ship commissioned   = 4 July 1944, USS ''Mastic'' (AN-46)
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|Ship renamed        = ''Mastic'', 17 April 1943
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|Ship fate           = Transferred to the [[U.S. Maritime Commission]] 6 June 1947, and sold
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|Ship class               = {{sclass|Ailanthus|net laying ship}}
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|Ship tonnage             = 1,100  tons
|Ship displacement        = 1,275 tons
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'''USS ''Mastic'' (AN-46/YN-65)''' was an {{sclass|Ailanthus|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.

==Constructed in Everett, Washington==
''Mastic'' (AN 46), originally named ''Ginkgo'' (YN 65), was renamed ''Mastic'' 17 April 1943; laid down as ''YN-65'' by [[Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company]], [[Everett, Washington]], 27 November 1943; reclassified ''AN-46'' on 20 January 1944; launched 19 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. F. A. Fenger; and commissioned at Everett 4 July 1944.

==World War II service==
After [[sea trial|shakedown]] along the [[U.S. West Coast]], ''Mastic'' steamed via [[Pearl Harbor]] to the western Pacific for duty with [[Commander Minecraft, Pacific Fleet]]. Beginning late in the year she carried out net laying and tending duties at American bases in the [[Mariana Islands]] and the western [[Caroline Islands]].

During the later months of fighting in the Pacific she operated primarily out of [[Ulithi]], but in addition served at [[Guam]], [[Saipan]], and [[Peleliu]].

Following the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] capitulation 15 August, she continued servicing harbor defense installations until 26 October when she sailed from Saipan for the west coast. Steaming via [[Midway Islands]] and [[Pearl Harbor]], she reached [[San Francisco, California]], 25 November.

==Post-war decommissioning==
''Mastic'' decommissioned at [[Tiburon, California]], 1 March 1946, and her name was struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register|Navy List]] 28 March. She was transferred to the [[U.S. Maritime Commission]] 6 June 1947 for simultaneous delivery to her purchaser, William Semar.

==See also==
* [[United States Navy]]
* World War II

==References==
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m6/mastic.htm}}
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/18/18046.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - YN-65 ''Ginkgo'' / ''Mastic'' - AN-46 ''Mastic'']

{{Ailanthus class net laying ship}}

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[[Category:Ailanthus-class net laying ships of the United States Navy]]
[[Category:Ships built by Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company]]
[[Category:1944 ships]]
[[Category:World War II net laying ships of the United States]]