USS Chandeleur (AV-10) |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Western Pipe & Steel |
| Laid down: | 29 May 1941 |
| Launched: | 29 November 1941 |
| Christened: | Chandeleur. |
| Commissioned: | 19 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 February 1947 |
| Struck: | 1 April 1971 |
| Honours and awards: |
Five battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1971 |
| Notes: | WPS Hull no. 64. MARCOM Hull no. 173. Type C3-S1-B1. Sponsor: Mrs. F. McCrary. Delivered 19 November 1942. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Chandeleur class seaplane tender |
| Displacement: | 5,300 lt tons, 13,700 fl tons |
| Length: | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught: | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x General Electric steam turbines, 2 x Foster-Wheeler boilers, single shaft, single propeller, horsepower 9,350 |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 1075 |
| Armament: |
1 x single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mount. |
USS Chandeleur (AV-10), a seaplane tender, was launched on 29 November 1941 by Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; transferred to the U.S. Navy 19 November 1942; and commissioned the same day, Captain William Sinton in command.