USS Passaic (AN-87)
History
United States
Name	Passaic
Namesake	City of Passaic, New Jersey
Builder	Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down	25 April 1944
Launched	29 June 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Sam H. North
Commissioned	6 March 1945
Decommissioned	March 1947, San Diego, California
Homeport	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii San Diego, California
Identification	YN-113 AN-87 (14 January 1944)
Fate	Transferred to the Dominican Republic, September 1976
Dominican Republic
Name	Calderas
Acquired	September 1976[1]
Identification	P209
Status	in active service, as of 2007[update][1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Cohoes-class net laying ship
Displacement	775 tons
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m)
Beam	31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
Draft	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Speed	12.3 knots (22.8 km/h; 14.2 mph)
Complement	46 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 x 3"/50 caliber gun 3 x single 20 mm guns AA gun mounts

USS Passaic (YN-113/AN-87) was a Cohoes-class net laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned in March 1945 and spent her entire career in the Pacific Ocean. She was decommissioned in March 1947 and placed in reserve. She was sold to the Dominican Republic in September 1976, as patrol vessel Calderas (P209). As of 2007^[update], Calderas remained active in the Dominican Navy.

Construction

Passaic, the second U.S. Navy ship to be so named, was originally authorized as YN–113; redesignated AN–87 on 17 January 1944; laid down at Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 25 April 1944; launched 29 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Sam H. North; and commissioned 6 March 1945.

Service history

During the final months of World War II, Passaic was assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet and rendered valuable supporting action, maintaining and recovering antisubmarine nets in Pacific waters.

After war-time service, Passaic remained at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, until 1947, when she reported to San Diego, California. Decommissioning in March, she remained in reserve there until July 1963. She was then transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration, and laid up at Suisun Bay with the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Passaconaway was transferred to the Dominican Republic in September 1976 as patrol vessel Calderas (P209). As of 2007^[update], the ship remained in active service with the Dominican Navy.^[1]