USS Mackinac (AVP-13) off the Mare Island Navy Yard on 16 September 1943.
Click on this photograph for links to larger images of this class.
Class: BARNEGAT (AVP-10)
Design: Navy AVP-10
Displacement (tons): 1,766 light, 2,800 lim.
Dimensions (feet): 311.7'oa, 300.0' pp x 41.1'e x 13.5'lim.
Original Armament: 2-5"/38 (1941-42: AVP 10-11)
Later armaments: 2-5"/38 4<10-20mm (1942: AVP 10-11); 2-5"/38 1-1.1"Q 8<10-20mm (1942: AVP 11-13, 21, 22); 2-5"/38 2-40mmT 12-20mm (1943: AVP-10); 2-5"/38 4-20mm (1943: AVP-23); 2-5"/38 3-40mmT 6-20mm (1945: AGC-18 ex AVP-11); 2-5"/38 6-20mm (1948: AVP-30 as surveying ship); 2-5"/38 4-20mmT 2-20mmS (1949-52: AGS-30 ex AVP-30);
4-5"/38 2-40mmT 8<10-20mm (1943: AVP-12, 22, 25); 4-5"/38 8-20mm (1943: AVP-24, 29, 30);
3-5"/38 2-40mmT 10-20mm (1943: AVP-10); 3-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 6<9-20mm (1943-44: AVP-12, 13, 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31-34, 48-52); 3-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 4-20mmT (1945-46: AVP-49);
2-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 8-20mm (1944-46: AVP-10, 21, 22, 24, 50, 52); 2-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 4-20mmT (1946-48: AVP-24, 48, 49, 51, 52);
1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 6<8-20mm (1944-45: AVP-10, 13, 21, 29, 31-33, 35-41, 50, 53); 1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 4>2-20mmT (1945-51: AVP-21-22, 25, 31, 35-37, 39, 41, 50, 53-55); same (1952-56: AVP 39-40, 48-49, 53); 1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 2-20mmT 6-20mm (1946: AVP-40); 1-5"/38 1-40mmQ 2-40mmT 1957: AVP-40); 2-20mmT (1968-69: AGS-50 ex AVP-50);
1-5"/38 2-40mmQ 2-40mmT 4-20mmT (1946-51: AVP 38-41, 53-55);
1-5"/38 2-40mmT 4-20mmT (1949-51: AVP-41); 1-5"/38 2-40mmT (1959-61: AVP-41);
2-40mmQ 2-40mmT 4>0-20mmT (1955-61: AVP-38, 55);
1-40mmQ 2-40mmT (1959-63: AVP 38, 55)
Complement: 254 (1944)
Speed (kts): 18.2
Propulsion (HP): 6,080
Machinery: Fairbanks Morse Diesels (General Motors in AVP 10-11), 2 screws
Construction:
| AVP | Name | Ord. | Builder | Keel | Launch | Commiss. |
| 10 | BARNEGAT | 1 Sep 38 | NYd Puget Sound | 26 Oct 39 | 23 May 41 | 3 Jul 41 |
| 11 | BISCAYNE | 1 Sep 38 | NYd Puget Sound | 27 Oct 39 | 23 May 41 | 3 Jul 41 |
| 12 | CASCO | 1 Jul 39 | NYd Puget Sound | 30 May 40 | 15 Nov 41 | 27 Dec 41 |
| 13 | MACKINAC | 1 Jul 39 | NYd Puget Sound | 30 May 40 | 15 Nov 41 | 24 Jan 42 |
| 21 | HUMBOLDT | 12 Jun 40 | NYd Boston | 6 Sep 40 | 17 Mar 41 | 7 Oct 41 |
| 22 | MATAGORDA | 12 Jun 40 | NYd Boston | 6 Sep 40 | 18 Mar 41 | 16 Dec 41 |
| 23 | ABSECON | 6 Dec 40 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 23 Jul 41 | 8 Mar 42 | 28 Jan 43 |
| 24 | CHINCOTEAGUE | 6 Dec 40 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 23 Jul 41 | 15 Apr 42 | 12 Apr 43 |
| 25 | COOS BAY | 6 Dec 40 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 15 Aug 41 | 15 May 42 | 15 May 43 |
| 26 | HALF MOON | 6 Dec 40 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 10 Mar 42 | 12 Jul 42 | 15 Jun 43 |
| 29 | ROCKAWAY | 16 Dec 40 | Associated Shipbuilders | 30 Jun 41 | 14 Feb 42 | 6 Jan 43 |
| 30 | SAN PABLO | 16 Dec 40 | Associated Shipbuilders | 2 Jul 41 | 31 Mar 42 | 15 Mar 43 |
| 31 | UNIMAK | 16 Dec 40 | Associated Shipbuilders | 15 Feb 42 | 27 May 42 | 31 Dec 43 |
| 32 | YAKUTAT | 16 Dec 40 | Associated Shipbuilders | 1 Apr 42 | 2 Jul 42 | 31 Mar 44 |
| 33 | BARATARIA | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 19 Apr 43 | 2 Oct 43 | 13 Aug 44 |
| 34 | BERING STRAIT | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 7 Jun 43 | 15 Jan 44 | 19 Jul 44 |
| 35 | CASTLE ROCK | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 12 Jul 43 | 11 Mar 44 | 8 Oct 44 |
| 36 | COOK INLET | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 23 Aug 43 | 13 May 44 | 5 Nov 44 |
| 37 | CORSON | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 5 Oct 43 | 15 Jul 44 | 3 Dec 44 |
| 38 | DUXBURY BAY | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 17 Jan 44 | 2 Oct 44 | 31 Dec 44 |
| 39 | GARDINERS BAY | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 14 Mar 44 | 2 Dec 44 | 11 Feb 45 |
| 40 | FLOYDS BAY | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 16 May 44 | 28 Jan 45 | 25 Mar 45 |
| 41 | GREENWICH BAY | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 18 Jul 44 | 18 Mar 45 | 20 May 45 |
| 42 | HATTERAS | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | -- | -- | -- |
| 43 | HEMPSTEAD | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | -- | -- | -- |
| 44 | KAMISHAK | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | -- | -- | -- |
| 45 | MAGOTHY | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | -- | -- | -- |
| 46 | MATANZAS | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | -- | -- | -- |
| 47 | METOMKIN | 16 Sep 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | -- | -- | -- |
| 48 | ONSLOW | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 18 May 42 | 20 Sep 42 | 22 Dec 43 |
| 49 | ORCA | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 13 Jul 42 | 4 Oct 42 | 23 Jan 44 |
| 50 | REHOBOTH | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 3 Aug 42 | 8 Nov 42 | 23 Feb 44 |
| 51 | SAN CARLOS | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 7 Sep 42 | 20 Dec 42 | 21 Mar 44 |
| 52 | SHELIKOF | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 20 Sep 42 | 31 Jan 43 | 17 Apr 44 |
| 53 | SUISUN | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 4 Oct 42 | 14 Mar 43 | 13 Sep 44 |
| 54 | TIMBALIER | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 9 Nov 42 | 18 Apr 43 | 24 May 46 |
| 55 | VALCOUR | 14 Apr 42 | Lake Washington, Houghton | 21 Dec 42 | 5 Jun 43 | 5 Jul 46 |
| 58 | (AVP 58-67) | -- | (Not awarded) | -- | -- | -- |
Disposition:
| AVP | Name | Decomm. | Strike | Disposal | Fate | MA Sale |
| 10 | BARNEGAT | 17 May 46 | 23 May 58 | 22 Jun 59 | Sold | -- |
| 11 | BISCAYNE | 29 Jun 46 | 19 Jul 46 | 29 Jun 46 | USCG | -- |
| 12 | CASCO | 10 Apr 47 | 26 Sep 66 | 19 Apr 49 | USCG | -- |
| 13 | MACKINAC | 22 Nov 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 19 Apr 49 | USCG | -- |
| 21 | HUMBOLDT | 19 Mar 47 | 26 Sep 66 | 24 Jan 49 | USCG | -- |
| 22 | MATAGORDA | 20 Feb 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 7 Mar 49 | USCG | -- |
| 23 | ABSECON | 19 Mar 47 | 26 Sep 66 | 5 Jan 49 | USCG | -- |
| 24 | CHINCOTEAGUE | 21 Dec 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 7 Mar 49 | USCG | -- |
| 25 | COOS BAY | 30 Apr 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 5 Jan 49 | USCG | -- |
| 26 | HALF MOON | 4 Sep 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 14 Sep 48 | USCG | -- |
| 29 | ROCKAWAY | 21 Mar 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 24 Dec 48 | USCG | -- |
| 30 | SAN PABLO | 29 May 69 | 1 Jun 69 | 14 Sep 71 | Sold | -- |
| 31 | UNIMAK | 26 Jul 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 14 Sep 48 | USCG | -- |
| 32 | YAKUTAT | 24 Jul 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 31 Aug 48 | USCG | -- |
| 33 | BARATARIA | 24 Jul 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 17 Sep 48 | USCG | -- |
| 34 | BERING STRAIT | 21 Jun 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 14 Sep 48 | USCG | -- |
| 35 | CASTLE ROCK | 6 Aug 46 | 26 Sep 66 | 16 Sep 48 | USCG | -- |
| 36 | COOK INLET | 1947 | 26 Sep 66 | 20 Sep 48 | USCG | -- |
| 37 | CORSON | 9 Mar 56 | 1 Apr 66 | Oct 66 | Tgt. | -- |
| 38 | DUXBURY BAY | 29 Apr 66 | 1 May 66 | 25 Jul 67 | Sold | -- |
| 39 | GARDINERS BAY | 1 Feb 58 | 1 May 68 | 17 May 58 | Trf. | -- |
| 40 | FLOYDS BAY | 26 Feb 60 | 1 Mar 60 | 5 Jul 60 | Sold | -- |
| 41 | GREENWICH BAY | 29 Jun 66 | 1 Jul 66 | 24 May 67 | Sold | -- |
| 42 | HATTERAS | -- | -- | 22 Apr 43 | Canc. | -- |
| 43 | HEMPSTEAD | -- | -- | 22 Apr 43 | Canc. | -- |
| 44 | KAMISHAK | -- | -- | 22 Apr 43 | Canc. | -- |
| 45 | MAGOTHY | -- | -- | 22 Apr 43 | Canc. | -- |
| 46 | MATANZAS | -- | -- | 22 Apr 43 | Canc. | -- |
| 47 | METOMKIN | -- | -- | 22 Apr 43 | Canc. | -- |
| 48 | ONSLOW | 22 Apr 60 | 1 Jun 60 | 18 Oct 60 | Sold | -- |
| 49 | ORCA | Mar 60 | 1978? | Jan 62 | Trf. | -- |
| 50 | REHOBOTH | 15 Apr 70 | 15 Apr 70 | 25 Sep 70 | Sold | -- |
| 51 | SAN CARLOS | 7 Dec 71 | 15 Feb 77 | 7 Dec 71 | Trf. | -- |
| 52 | SHELIKOF | 9 Dec 54 | 1 May 60 | 20 Dec 60 | Sold | -- |
| 53 | SUISUN | 5 Aug 55 | 1 Apr 66 | Oct 66 | Tgt. | -- |
| 54 | TIMBALIER | 15 Nov 54 | 1 May 60 | 20 Dec 60 | Sold | -- |
| 55 | VALCOUR | 15 Jan 73 | 15 Jan 73 | 10 Jun 77 | Sold | -- |
| 58 | (AVP 58-67) | -- | -- | 19 Oct 42 | Canc. | -- |
Class Notes:
FY 1939 (10-11), 1940 (12-13), 1941 (21-32), 1942 (33-67). On 11 Jan 36 the Bureau of Construction and Repair asked CNO for military characteristics for small "Patrol Plane Tenders for VProns," two of which were then in the proposed 1937 building program. CNO referred the matter to the General Board, and in the meantime BuC&R began work on a preliminary design for the ship, taking as its starting point the ERIE (PG-50) class gunboats. On 11 Jul 36 the Bureau asked the Philadelphia Navy Yard for plans of the four 327-foot Coast Guard cutters it was then building, themselves based on the PG-50 design. On 24 Jul 36 the General Board submitted to the Secretary of the Navy its characteristics for small patrol plane tenders based on this preliminary design work and on experience with nine "Bird" class minesweepers which had been used in this role and which had been reclassified AVP 1-9 on 22 Jan 36. The main functions of the type were to be covering extended flights, providing temporary tender services in the absence of larger tenders, and conducting high sea salvage operations to assist and recover ditched aircraft. They were to support a squadron of 12 patrol seaplanes. Their main aircraft handling features were a clear fantail, capable of carrying one patrol plane high enough to keep its wings well clear of the water, and a boom with a 20 ton lift capable of lifting any fully loaded 2-engine plane or a lightened 4-engine plane. Special attention was given to designing the ships to support seaplanes in temporary or advanced bases: their length was to be short enough to permit entrance into small harbors, their draft was to be shallow enough to permit anchoring near seaplane mooring areas, and their ship control characteristics (turning and backing) were to permit operation in narrow and shallow waters and in unfrequented and poorly known areas. The result was a 20-knot (18 knots sustained), twin screw, diesel-propelled ship with a superficial resemblance to a destroyer, emphasized by the two enclosed 5"/38 gun mounts forward.
SecNav assigned the first two ships, AVP 10-11, to the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 30 Jun 38 (an order from BuC&R followed on 1 Sep 38). At this time the design included a Mk. 33 director for the 5" guns similar to that in DD 364-379, which was later omitted. On 3 Sep 38 BuC&R noted to CNO that a boat and airplane crane had been substituted for the original mast and booms, materially changing the profile of the ship and increasing its weight, and on 6 Jun 39 the Bureau asked its representative at the shipyard then building AD 14-15 to send to the Puget Sound Navy Yard the plans for the airplane cranes then being fitted in these tenders for use in AVP 10-11. SecNav added two more of these ships to Puget Sound's order book on 2 Jun 39. While these first units of the new class were under construction, seven old destroyers were converted and reclassified AVP 14-20 as a stopgap measure. AVP 21-32 were included in a large group of auxiliaries whose construction or acquisition was directed on 5 Aug 40 in the 70% Expansion Program (the second increment of the Two Ocean Navy mobilization effort) along with many combatant ships. In mid-December 1941 the Navy began developing a list of its total requirements in ships for a maximum war effort. On 12 Jan 42 the General Board submitted to SecNav a list of the additional ships of each type that would be required, including 35 more small seaplane tenders (AVP 33-67). On 16 Feb 42 SecNav directed the construction of these ships.
The first two ships entered service in July 1941, some five years after their characteristics were approved, and during the rest of the war the class underwent a series of significant configuration changes, primarily involving their armament. The first casualty was the seaplane handling facilities aft--the large aircraft crane (carried only by AVP 10-11 and deleted from AVP 12-13 before completion) was quickly replaced by a smaller 10-ton crane, and the fantail was made available for additional armament to remedy the ships' serious vulnerability to attack from astern. In December 1941 BuShips proposed mounting two additional 5"/38 aft without shields. This idea was approved in November 1942, along with the addition of two 40mm twins amidships. Magazine space for the after 5"/38 guns was to be provided for AVP 33-57 but not retrofitted to the earlier ships. One rationale for the heavy 5" armament was that it was needed for the ships to defend temporary bases.
As part of a general cutback in the shipbuilding program in the spring of 1942 because of a shortage of steel, plans to award AVP 33-49 to Todd Tacoma and AVP 50-67 to Lake Washington were set aside, and instead AVP 50-59 (soon corrected to 48-57) were awarded to Lake Washington on 14 Apr 42 and AVP 33-47 were awarded to Todd Tacoma on 4 May 1942. The net result was the cancellation of ten ships (the April verbal directive to this effect was confirmed for record purposes by a 19 October memorandum). The contract with Todd for AVP 33-47 was then cancelled on 11 Sep 42, and the ships were reordered on 16 Sep 42 from Lake Washington, where they followed AVP 48-57 on the ways. On 16 Dec 42 BUAER recommended cancelling some more AVPs as being in excess of requirements. In lieu of cancellation four were completed as AGP's (q.v.): MOBJACK (ex-AVP 27), OYSTER BAY (28), WACHAPREAGUE (56), AND WILLOUGHBY (57). Six more, AVP 42-47, were cancelled, an additional reason being severe delays in the production of diesel engines for the class.
The class continued to experience armament changes. In early 1943 the commanding officer of CASCO recommended replacing the number three 5"/38 gun with a 40mm quadruple mount on the grounds that the ships were more likely to need to repel air attack than to serve as base defense vessels. This change was directed on 30 May 43. In around April 1944 CNO requested recommendations for a minimum acceptable armament for the BARNEGAT class. This move was motivated by a desire to provide more accessible boat stowage and a larger free deck area within reach of the ship's crane and a need to remedy the overloaded condition of the ships. Because of the increase in size of patrol seaplanes, the nominal number to be supported by an AVP was also to be reduced from 12 to 6. The result, approved on 10 Jul 44, was the removal of two more 5"/38 mounts and the relocation of the 40mm quad mount to a position forward of the bridge. Wood decks were also to be installed on ships which had had them removed or omitted during construction. Protests in early 1945 from Pacific Fleet commands apparently resulted in the rearmament of some ships being suspended and the retention of the aftermost 5" gun on others, including AVP-24.
AVP-23 was completed with two cruiser-type cranes on the after end of the superstructure and one catapult on the port side between them and the stack and served throughout the war as a training ship for cruiser and battleship float plane pilots. AVP 54-55 were awarded to the Puget Sound Navy Yard for completion on 29 Feb 44 but reverted to Lake Washington for completion on 29 Jul 45--despite being laid down in 1942, they were completed only in 1946. Three ships (AVP 21, 22, and 27) were designated in July 1945 for urgent conversion to press ships (AG 121-23) for the invasion of Japan. They were to receive a deckhouse on the boat deck aft of the stack and facilities for voice transmission, radio teletype, and radio telephoto. The need for these conversions evaporated with the surrender of Japan and they were reconverted to AVPs. The 18 ships (including AGP 8-9) transferred to the Coast Guard in 1946-49 were initially loaned and were permanently transferred on 26 Sep 66. As 311-foot cutters these became among the most popular large units in the postwar Coast Guard, and their reputation as fine sea boats was probably exceeded only by the 327-foot HAMILTON class, which had influenced their design. The former AVP 23-24 and AGP-8 were returned by the Coast Guard to the Navy on 7 May 72 for transfer to Vietnam. The dimensions recorded by the Navy for these ships varied slightly, lengths being 311.7 (AVP 10-13), 311.5 (AVP 21-22) and 310.75 (later ships), and beams being 41.1 (AVP 10-13, 21-23) and 41.2 (AVP 24-26, 29-57).
Ship Notes:
| AVP | Name | Notes |
| 10 | BARNEGAT | In USN reserve 1946-58. Merc. KENTAVROS 1961 (Greek). |
| 11 | BISCAYNE | In use as a headquarters ship for landing craft by mid-1943. To AGC-18 10 Oct 44 (converted at Boston Navy Yard). To USCG as DEXTER (WAVP-385). To USN 9 Jul 68 for use as a target. |
| 12 | CASCO | In USN reserve 1946-49. To USCG as CASCO (WAVP-370). To USN 21 Mar 69, sunk as target 15 |
| 13 | MACKINAC | In USN reserve 1946-49. To USCG as MACKINAC (WAVP-371). To USN 21 Jul 68, sunk as target 23 Jul 68. |
| 21 | HUMBOLDT | In USN reserve 1946-49. To AG-121 30 Jul 45 (Press Ship, OPI No. 2, conversion begun at Philadelphia Navy Yard, cancelled 16 Aug 45 and reconverted), to AVP-21 10 Sep 45. To USCG as HUMBOLDT (WAVP-372). Sold 22 May 70. |
| 22 | MATAGORDA | In USN reserve 1946-49. To AG-122 30 Jul 45 (Press Ship, OPI No. 1, conversion begun at New York Navy Yard, cancelled 16 Aug 45 and reconverted), to AVP-22 10 Sep 45. To USCG as MATAGORDA (WAVP-373). To USN 30 Oct 68, sunk as target 31 Oct 69. |
| 23 | ABSECON | In USN reserve 1946-49. To USCG as ABSECON (WAVP-374). Trf. to South Vietnam 15 Jul 72 as THAM NGU LAO. Seized by North Vietnam 1975. |
| 24 | CHINCOTEAGUE | In USN reserve 1946-49. To USCG as CHINCOTEAGUE (WAVP-375). Trf. to South Vietnam 21 Jun 72 as LY THOUNG KIET. To Philippines Apr 76 as ANDRES BONIFACIO. Stricken 1993. |
| 25 | COOS BAY | In USN reserve 1946-49. To USCG as COOS BAY (WAVP-376). To USN 2 Dec 67, sunk as target 9 Jan 68. |
| 26 | HALF MOON | In USN reserve 1946-48. To AGP-6 8 Mar 43, to AVP-26 1 May 43. To USCG as HALF MOON (WAVP-378). Sold 22 May 70. |
| 29 | ROCKAWAY | In USN reserve 1946-48. To AG-123 30 Jul 45 (Press Ship, OPI No. 3, conversion begun at Boston Navy Yard, cancelled 16 Aug 45 and reconverted), to AVP-29 10 Sep 45. To USCG as ROCKAWAY (WAVP-377). To NDRF 28 Apr 72, sold by Navy (DSSO) 25 Sep 73 with ex-AGP-9, to buyer 25 Jan 74. |
| 30 | SAN PABLO | In USN reserve 1946-48. To AGS-30 25 Aug 49. |
| 31 | UNIMAK | In USN reserve 1946-48. To USCG as UNIMAK (WAVP-379). Stk. by USCG 29 Apr 88 [to be museum at Baltimore] |
| 32 | YAKUTAT | In USN reserve 1946-48. To USCG as YAKUTAT (WAVP-380). To South Vietnam 1 Jan 71 as TRAN NHAT DUAT. To Philippines 5 Apr 76 for spares. |
| 33 | BARATARIA | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). In USN reserve 1946-48. To USCG as BARATARIA (WAVP-381). Sold 25 Sep 70. |
| 34 | BERING STRAIT | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). In USN reserve 1946-48. To USCG as BERING STRAIT (WAVP-382). To South Vietnam 1 Jan 71 as TRAN QUAN KHA. To Philippines Apr 76 as DIEGO SILANG. Decomm. Jun 85. |
| 35 | CASTLE ROCK | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). In USN reserve 1946-48. To USCG as CASTLE ROCK (WAVP-383). To South Vietnam 21 Dec 71 as TRAN VINH TRONG. To Philippines 5 Apr 76 as FRANCISCO DAGAHOY. Decomm. Jun 85. |
| 36 | COOK INLET | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). In commission in reserve 4 Jun 46, decom. ca. Jan 47. In USN reserve 1946-48. To USCG as COOK INLET (WAVP-384). To South Vietnam 21 Dec 71 as TRAN QUOC TOAN. To Philippines 5 Apr 76 for spares. |
| 37 | CORSON | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). In USN reserve 1946-51 and 1955-66. To COMFIRSTFLT 17 Oct 66 for use as target. |
| 38 | DUXBURY BAY | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 39 | GARDINERS BAY | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). Trf. to Norway as HAAKON VII (sale 1968). Deleted 1974. |
| 40 | FLOYDS BAY | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 41 | GREENWICH BAY | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 42 | HATTERAS | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 43 | HEMPSTEAD | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 44 | KAMISHAK | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 45 | MAGOTHY | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 46 | MATANZAS | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 47 | METOMKIN | Earlier order: Todd Tacoma (4 May 42). |
| 48 | ONSLOW | In USN reserve 1947-51. Sold to the Philippine President Lines and served as a ferry in the Philippines. Was hired by the USN to help evacuate South Vietnam in 1975. |
| 49 | ORCA | In USN reserve 1947-52. Trf. to Ethiopia as ETHIOPIA (sale Mar 76, off NVR Jul-Dec 78). Escaped to Yemen in 1991 during the Eritrean War of Independence, hulked soon after, and sold for scrap in 1993. Gradually dismantled 2004-2012 west of the Yemenese naval facility at Hodeidah. |
| 50 | REHOBOTH | To AGS-50 25 Aug 49. |
| 51 | SAN CARLOS | In USN reserve 1947-58. On 4 Dec 1958 the Office of Naval Research (ONR) asked that SAN CARLOS (AVP 51), then being converted to an oceanographic research vessel by Mobile Ship Repair, Inc., Mobile, AL, be renamed JOSIAH W GIBBS for an American scientist (d. 1903) who was an authority in statistical mechanics and whose texts were still in use in connection with oceanography. The ship was renamed JOSIAH WILLARD GIBBS and reclas. AGOR-1 on 15 Dec 58. Replaced by USNS HAYES (T-AGOOR 16). Trf. to Greece as HIFAISTOS (sale May 77 for parts). Stk. by Greece 7 Apr 76. |
| 52 | SHELIKOF | In USN reserve 1947-51 and 1954-60. Merc. KYPROS 1961 (Greek), MYKONOS 1963. |
| 53 | SUISUN | In USN reserve 1955-66. To COMFIRSTFLT 15 Oct 66 for use as target. Sunk as target by USS CATFISH (SS-339). |
| 54 | TIMBALIER | Was to have been completed by NYd Puget Sd. (order 29 Feb 44) but was returned to Lake Washington (order 29 Jun 45). In USN reserve 1954-60. Merc. RODOS 1961 (Greek). |
| 55 | VALCOUR | Was to have been completed by NYd Puget Sd. (order 29 Feb 44) but was returned to Lake Washington (order 29 Jun 45). To AGF-1 15 Dec 65. Used as testbed for the nuclear weapons effect/EMP program at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, MD, after stricken. |
Page Notes:
AVP 1939
Compiled: 8 Oct 2000
© Stephen S. Roberts, 2000