The USS Satinleaf (AN-43/YN-62) was an Ailanthus-class net laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Constructed by the Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Everett, Washington, she was laid down as YN-62 on July 5, 1943. She was reclassified as AN-43 on January 20, 1944, launched on February 15, 1944, and commissioned on April 8, 1944. Satinleaf’s dimensions and detailed specifications are not provided, but as an Ailanthus-class vessel, she was designed for net laying and harbor defense operations. Following her commissioning, Satinleaf arrived at San Pedro, California, for shakedown training and then joined the Service Force of the U.S. 7th Fleet, traveling via Pearl Harbor to Funafuti. She played a vital role in the Pacific theater, towing barges and supporting harbor defense. In August 1944, she delivered a barge to Milne Bay, New Guinea, where she served as a harbor defense and utility vessel. She also transported sonar buoy equipment for the Leyte Gulf operation, arriving shortly after the landings in late October 1944. From November 5, 1944, she laid and guarded sonar buoys to protect ships off Leyte. In early 1945, Satinleaf served as a Harbor Entry Control Vessel and performed general utility duties in San Pedro and Guiuan Roadstead. She participated in the Tarakan landings off Borneo in April 1945, laying navigation buoys for the assault ships. She continued her service by laying navigational aids for the Brunei landings in June 1945 and remained in the area providing utility services until late June. After the Japanese surrender, she assisted in removing net defenses in Leyte Gulf. Decommissioned on April 4, 1946, Satinleaf was transferred to the Maritime Commission and sold in 1947. Her subsequent career included service as a salvage and rescue tug named "Foundation Josephine II" and later as the research vessel "North Star IV," which foundered in 1961. Throughout her service, USS Satinleaf earned two battle stars for her operations during World War II, marking her as a vessel of notable contribution to the Pacific campaign.

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