USS Barataria (AVP-33)
USS Barataria (AVP-33) off Houghton, Washington, on 21 August 1944 |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Barataria |
| Namesake: | Barataria Bay, also "Barrataria Bay", on the coast of Louisiana |
| Builder: | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 19 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 2 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. L. J. Stetcher |
| Commissioned: | 13 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 July 1946 |
| Struck: | 26 September 1966 |
| Honors and awards: |
One battle star for World War II service |
| Fate: | Loaned to United States Coast Guard 17 September 1948 Transferred outright to Coast Guard 26 September 1966 |
| Notes: | Served as United States Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Barataria (WAVP-381), later WHEC-381, 1948-1970 Decommissioned by Coast Guard August 1969 Sold in September or October 1970 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Barnegat-class seaplane tender |
| Displacement: | 1,766 tons (light) 2,592 tons (trial) |
| Length: | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 2 in (12.55 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) (lim.) |
| Installed power: | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed: | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h)s |
| Complement: | 215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar; sonar |
| Armament: | 3 x 5-inch (127 mm) guns 8 x 40-millimeter guns 8 x 20-millimeter guns 2 x depth charge tracks |
| Aviation facilities: | Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel |
The second USS Barataria (AVP-33) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946.
Read more about USS Barataria (AVP-33): Construction, Commissioning, and Shakedown, Post-World War II Navy Service, Decommissioning, United States Coast Guard Service