USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38)
USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) off Houghton, Washington on 28 December 1944 |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Duxbury Bay |
| Namesake: | Duxbury Bay, on the coast of Massachusetts |
| Builder: | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 17 January 1944 |
| Launched: | 2 October 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. R. E. Torkelson |
| Commissioned: | 31 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 April 1966 |
| Struck: | 1 May 1966 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping July 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender |
| Displacement: | 1,766 tons (light) 2,750 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power: | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar; sonar |
| Armament: | 1 x single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mount (removed ca. 1956) 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 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 |
USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1966.
Read more about USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38): Construction and Commissioning, World War II Operations, Operations in The Far East 1945-1948, Around-the-world Cruise 1949, Exercises in Nova Scotia 1949, Middle Eastern and Indian Ocean Service 1950-1966, Decommissioning and Disposal
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