USS Barnegat (AVP-10)
USS Barnegat (AVP-10) in Puget Sound on 14 October 1941 |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Barnegat (AVP-10) |
| Namesake: | Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Builder: | Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 27 October 1939 |
| Launched: | 23 May 1941 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Lucien F. Kimball |
| Commissioned: | 3 July 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 May 1946 |
| Struck: | 23 May 1958 |
| Honors and awards: |
One battle star for her World War II service |
| Fate: | Sold 1962 Served as Greek commercial cruise ship Kentavros Scrapped 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender |
| Displacement: | 1,766 tons (light); 2,750 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power: | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed: | 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h) |
| Complement: | 215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Sonar |
| Armament: |
As built: 2 x single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mounts Later: 1 x single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mount 1 x quad 40-mm antiaircraft gun mount 2 x dual 40-mm antiaircraft gun mounts 4 x dual 20-mm antiaircraft gun mounts 2 × 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 Barnegat (AVP-10), in commission from 1941 to 1946, was the lead ship of her class of small seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just before and during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name.
Read more about USS Barnegat (AVP-10): Early Career, Postwar Career, Decommissioning and Disposal, Commercial Service, Awards
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