USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40)
USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) off Houghton, Washington on 22 March 1945. |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Floyds Bay |
| Namesake: | Floyds Bay, since renamed Burtons Bay, on the coast of Virginia |
| Builder: | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 16 May 1944 |
| Launched: | 28 January 1945 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. R. R. McCracken |
| Commissioned: | 26 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 February 1960 |
| Struck: | 1 March 1960 |
| Honors and awards: |
One battle star for World War II service One battle star for Korean War service |
| Fate: | Sold 20 July 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | USS Floyds Bay |
| 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) |
| 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: |
Radar; sonar |
| Armament: | 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 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 Floyds Bay (AVP-40) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1945 to 1960 that saw service in World War II and the Korean War.
Read more about USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40): Construction and Commissioning, World War II Operations 1945, Peacetime Operations 1945-1950, Korean War 1950-1953 and Peacetime Operations 1953-1959, Decommissioning and Disposal, See Also
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