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Seaplane tenders were used by the U.S. Navy throughout World War II to support seaplanes both in combat areas and in home harbors. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
During World War II, the Currituck class were used as conventional seaplane tenders. [2] The Currituck-class ships measured 540 feet 5 inches (164.72 m) long overall and 520 ft (160 m) at the waterline with a beam of 69 ft 3 in (21.11 m) and a maximum draft of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m).
Before World War II, the United States Navy foresaw a need for a large force of seaplane tenders in the event of a war in the Pacific, to allow air operations from undeveloped islands and atolls. Full-size seaplane tenders (AVs) were designed to support two squadrons of flying boats each, but they were more expensive to build and had a deep ...
USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1945 to 1958 that saw service in the latter stages of World War II and in the Korean War. After her decommissioning, she was transferred to Norway , and she served in the Royal Norwegian Navy as the training ship HNoMS Haakon VII (A537) from 1958 to 1974.
USS Matagorda (AVP-22/AG-122) (/ ˈ m æ t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə / ⓘ [1]) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1946 that saw service in World War II. After the war, she was in commission in the United States Coast Guard as the cutter USCGC Matagorda (WAVP-373) , later WHEC-373 , from 1949 to 1967.
Operating from Currituck, VP-40 participated in the last seaplane tender operations conducted by the U.S. Navy and closed this phase of U.S. Naval Aviation History after operating there from 19 March to 12 April 1967. VP-40 logged a total of 860 flight hours, utilizing only seven aircraft from Currituck, which maintained an availability of 94.38%.
United States Navy tender is a general term for a type of U.S. Navy ship used to support other ships, ... Seaplane tenders of the United States Navy (4 C, 35 P)
USS Suisun (AVP-53) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1955. It was named for northern California 's Suisun Bay , which takes its name from the Native American Suisun tribe .