USS Chincoteague (AVP-24)
USS Chincoteague (AVP-24) off the United States West Coast in mid-1945 after an overhaul. |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Chincoteague |
| Namesake: | Chincoteague Bay, on the coast of Maryland and Virginia |
| Builder: | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 23 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1942 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. G. Rowe |
| Commissioned: | 12 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 December 1946 |
| Honors and awards: |
Six battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate: | Loaned to United States Coast Guard 7 March 1949 Transferred outright to Coast Guard 26 September 1966 |
| Notes: | Served in Coast Guard as citter USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375), later WHEC-375, 1949-1972 Served in South Vietnamese Navy as patrol vessel RVNS Ly Thuong Kiet (HQ-16) 1972-1975 Served in Philippine Navy as patrol vessel BRP Andres Bonifacto (PF-7) 1976-1985; sold for scrapping 2003 |
| 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 × depth charge tracks |
| Aviation facilities: | Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel |
USS Chincoteague (AVP-24) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946.
Read more about USS Chincoteague (AVP-24): Construction and Commissioning, Post-World War II U.S. Navy Service, Decommissioning and Reserve Status, U.S. Coast Guard Service