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USS Valcour (AVP-55), later AGF-1, was a Barnegat-class seaplane tender of the United States Navy, in commission as a seaplane tender from 1946 to 1965 and as a flagship from 1965 to 1973. Construction and career
USS Half Moon (AVP-26, ex-AGP-6, ex-AVP-26) [ edit ] Half Moon was laid down as a seaplane tender, then was chosen as one of four Barnegat -class ships to be converted to a motor torpedo boat tender prior to completion and redesignated AGP-6, but ultimately was completed as a seaplane tender, with her sister ship Oyster Bay becoming the motor ...
USS Barataria (AVP-33) USS Barnegat (AVP-10) USS Bering Strait; ... USS Valcour; Y. USS Yakutat This page was last edited on 5 June 2016, at 19:23 (UTC). ...
During most of this period the Middle East flagship duty rotated between Duxbury Bay and two other Barnegat-class ships, USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41) and USS Valcour (AVP-55), all eventually painted white and specially fitted for the purpose. Duxbury Bay ' s Middle East service was highlighted by a number of important diplomatic missions.
During most of this period, she performed these duties in rotation with two other Barnegat-class ships, USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) and USS Valcour (AVP-55). These three ships were dubbed the "little white fleet", in reference to the white paint jobs they shared to counter the region's extreme heat.
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with T, U and V. . For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy.
Timbalier, and her sister USS Valcour (AVP-55), were initially ordered in February 1944 to be completed at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, but were transferred back to the Lake Washington Shipyard in June 1945. [2] The resulting delay meant that she was not commissioned until 24 May 1946. [2]
USS Sunbird (ASR-15) was a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship in the United States Navy. ... Off Norfolk on 14 May, she came to the rescue of Valcour (AVP-55) ...