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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.
United States Navy tender is a general term for a type of U.S. Navy ship used to support other ships, often of a non-specific or uncommon non-designated type or purpose. Contents Top
Pas-de-Calais: Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1915 to 1919; Rouen: Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1916 to 1919; Petrel-class: Eight light inshore seaplane tenders in service from 1931 into World War II; Commandant Teste: Seaplane transport and tender in service from 1932 to 1942
Yellowstone-class destroyer tenders (6 P) Pages in category "Destroyer tenders of the United States Navy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 draft, precluding their use in shallow harbors. The U.S. Navy therefore also planned for "small seaplane tenders" (AVPs), with a shallower draft, capable of supporting only one squadron each, but ...
Seaplane tenders by navy (8 C) Pages in category "Seaplane tenders" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
USS Grand Canyon (AD-28) was a Shenandoah-class destroyer tender built at the tail end of World War II, and named for the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. Grand Canyon was laid down 16 November 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (C3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 206) at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc. out of Tacoma, Washington, launched 27 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. W ...
USS Simon Lake (AS-33) was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders in the United States Navy, named for Simon Lake, a pioneering designer of early submarines.. The ship was laid down on 7 January 1963 by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched on 8 February 1964; sponsored by Mrs. Cecil Ford and Mrs. Herbert Diamond; and commissioned on 7 November 1964.