For other ships with the same name, see USS Locust.
USS Locust (YN-17/AN-22) was an Aloe-classnet laying ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the French Navy as Locuste (A765). She was sold to Malaysian owners but sank after striking a reef off Cikobia Island, Fiji, on 30 July 1978. She was towing the former French ship Scorpion, which also sank.
Locust (YN-17) underway, probably during builders trials in late December 1942, off Cleveland, OH
The net tender was off San Cristobel Island, in the Solomon Islands, in April 1943 with Task Unit 32.4.7 when she came under attack the 5th. For about 5 minutes Locust, with YAG-26 in tow, was not only dodging fire from a Japanese bomber but also a torpedo from an undetected enemy submarine.
Successfully evading the assault, she continued her small but vital role in the ultimate naval victory, serving in the Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and New Hebrides through her reclassification to AN-22 on 20 January 1944.
Locust was later sold to and commissioned in the French Navy as Locuste (A765). In later service, she struck a reef off Cikobia Island, Fiji, 30 July 1978 and sank.
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