The Cohoes-class net laying ships consisted of fifteen steel hull ships built near the end of World War II for the United States Navy, the last being commissioned shortly after war's end.

[1] They were similar in appearance and construction to the predecessor Aloe class, with slight differences in dimensions and displacement.

All but two were decommissioned and put into reserve by the end of 1947, but most were reactivated at various times in the early 1950s and remained active until the early 1960s, when seven were transferred through lease or sale to several foreign navies.

Some of those transferred abroad were still active as late as 2007; none were lost in action.

sold for scrap July 28, 1971 transferred to Venezuelan Navy Feb 1962 sold to Uruguayan Navy October 15, 1968 transferred to Venezuela Aug 1963; ultimate fate unknown