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Originally built as Barnegat-class seaplane tenders for the U.S. Navy, these 2,040 ton, 310-foot (94 m) vessels were transferred to the Coast Guard after World War II, and reclassified as Casco-class cutters. With a crew of 151, they had a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) and a range of 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi).
Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States (124 P) B. ... Category: Vietnam War naval ships of the United States. 6 languages ...
The US Navy made extensive use of the technique in World War II, and continued to refine the technology after the war. During the naval build-up for World War II US Maritime Commission (MarCom) standard T2 and T3 tankers were converted to US Navy oilers (AO)s. Following World War II larger ships were needed to replenish supercarriers. New oiler ...
Vietnam War naval ships by country (3 C) A. Vietnam War aircraft carriers (1 C) Vietnam War amphibious warfare vessels (1 C) Vietnam War auxiliary ships (1 C) B.
Used in Vietnam War: Barnegat: Patrol boat 01 (ex-Absecon) 1 United States: Captured in 1975. The ship was decommissioned in the 2000s, and the entire system was dismantled. [91] Edsall class Destroyer Escort: 03 ex-Forster: 1 United States: Captured during Vietnam War CCB. Point: Patrol boat: 1 United States: Captured in 1975. Scrapped in Ho ...
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
St. Louis would earn eleven battle stars for her service in WWII. After the war, the ship was sold to the Brazilian Navy, and sunk in 1980 while being towed to the scrap yard. USS Helena (CL-50) moored in Pearl Harbor when the base came under attack by Japanese carrier planes. She was mistaken for a battleship and targeted by Japanese torpedo ...
The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.