USS Satinleaf ( AN - 43 ) USS " Satinleaf " ( AN - 43 / YN - 62 ) was an which served with the U . S . Navy in the western Pacific Ocean theatre of operations during World War II . Her career was without major incident , and she returned home safely after the war with two battle stars to her credit . Launched in Washington . " Satinleaf " was laid down as " YN - 62 " on 5 July 1943 by Everett - Pacific Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Everett , Washington ; reclassified " AN - 43 " on 20 January 1944 ; launched on 15 February 1944 ; and commissioned on 8 April 1944 , Lt . Arthur B . Church in command . World War II service . Pacific Ocean operations . " Satinleaf " arrived at San Pedro , California , on 9 May 1944 for shakedown , and sailed from there on 13 June 1944 to join the Service Force , U . S . 7th Fleet , at Funafuti , traveling via Pearl Harbor . On 27 July , she departed Funafuti towing an Army barge which she delivered to Milne Bay , New Guinea , on 6 August . She was employed there as a harbor defense and general utility vessel until 1 October , departing the harbor only to deliver a barge to Manus between 18 and 25 September . Supporting invasion of the Philippines . On 1 October , the ship sailed for Brisbane , Australia , where she loaded sonar buoy equipment for use in the forthcoming assault at Leyte Gulf . Picking up personnel for the buoy unit at Milne Bay on 15 October , she arrived at Leyte on 29 October , shortly after the landings . The ship began laying the sonar buoys on 5 November 1944 , and guarded them until 17 January 1945 , providing protection to ships anchored off Leyte . On 20 January , she became Harbor Entry Control Vessel and performed that duty until 12 March . Then , for the next month , she was employed in general utility work in San Pedro and Guiuan Roadstead and assisted part time with the Guiuan Roadtead net defenses . Supporting Tarakan landings . On 15 April 1945 , " Satinleaf " was assigned to the Amphibious Forces , 7th Fleet , and sailed a week later with navigation buoys for the Tarakan landings . Arriving off Tarakan , Borneo , on 27 April , she laid navigation buoys to guide the assault ships along the cleared channel . This mission was completed on 30 April , and the ship sailed on 8 May for Morotai where she staged for the Brunei landings . Arriving off Brunei , Borneo , on 7 June , she once again laid navigation buoys in the channel ; and , after completion of this duty on 9 June , she remained in the area providing general utility services until departing for Leyte Gulf on 25 June . She helped install net defenses in Guiuan Roadstead until sailing to Manus on 12 July for overhaul . End - of - war operations . Returning to Guiuan Roadstead on 30 August , after the Japanese surrender , " Satinleaf " helped remove net defenses in the Leyte Gulf area until sailing for the United States on 27 November 1945 via Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor . She arrived at San Pedro , California , on 4 January 1946 and moved to Tiburon , California , on 13 February to begin inactivation . Post - war decommissioning . She was decommissioned on 4 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 8 May 1946 . The ship was transferred to the U . S . Maritime Commission as of 7 May 1947 and delivered to her purchaser , E . E . Johnson , on 29 April 1947 . Honors and awards . " Satinleaf " earned two battle stars during World War II .