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Aviation Support Ships (AV, AVP, AVB, AVS)

Most recent update: January 12, 2012.


 

Type # Name Built by Delivered

Disposition

Seaplane Tenders (AV)

AV 1 Wright A.I.S.C. 16-Dec-21 Originally AZ 1, later San Clemente (AG 79), scrapped 1948
AV 2 Jason Maryland Steel 26-Jun-13 Originally AC 12, designated AV 2 1930, scrapped 1936
AV 3 Langley Mare Island NSY 7-Apr-13 Originally AC 3 and CV 1, designated AV 3 1937, lost 1942
AV 4 Curtiss New York Ship 15-Nov-40 Scrapped 1972
AV 5 Albemarle New York Ship 20-Dec-40 Later ARVH 1, scrapped 1975
AV 6 Patoka   10-Nov-39 Pre-war ship, ex-AO 9
AV 7 Currituck Philadelphia NSY 26-Jun-4 Scrapped 1972
AV 8 Tangier Moore Dry Dock 25-Aug-41 Ex-Sea Arrow, sold 1961, scrapped 1974
AV 9 Pocomoke Ingalls Pascagoula 18-Jul-41 Ex-Exchequer, scrapped 1962
AV 10 Chandeleur Western Pipe 19-Nov-42 Scrapped 1971
AV 11 Norton Sound Todd Los Angeles 8-Jan-45  To NDRF 1987
AV 12 Pine Island Todd Los Angeles 26-Apr-45  Scrapped 1971
AV 13 Puget Sound Todd Los Angeles 26-Nov-45  Scrapped 1971
AV 14 Kenneth Whiting Todd Tacoma 8-May-44 Scrapped 1962
AV 15 Hamlin Todd Tacoma 26-Jun-44 Scrapped 1972
AV 16 St. George Todd Tacoma 24-Jul-44 To Italy 1968 as Andria Bafile (A 5314), scrapped 1995
AV 17 Cumberland Sound Todd Tacoma 21-Aug-44 Sold 1971, scrapped
AV 18 Townsend Todd Tacoma   Cancelled
AV 19 Calibogue Puget Sound NSY   Cancelled
AV 20 Hobe Sound Charleston NSY   Cancelled

Seaplane Tenders, Small (AVP)

AVP 1 Lapwing Todd Shipyards 12-Jun-18 Ex-AM 1, converted to AVP 1932, scrapped 1946
AVP 2 Heron Standard Sbldg. 30-Oct-18 Ex-AM 10, converted to AVP 1936, scrapped 1947
AVP 3 Thrush Pusey & Jones 25-Apr-19 Ex-AM 18, converted to AVP 1936, sold 1946, sank 1951
AVP 4 Avocet Baltimore DD 17-Sep-18 Ex-AM 19, converted to AVP 1936, scrapped 1946
AVP 5 Teal Sun Shipbuilding 20-Aug-18 Ex-AM 23, converted to AVP 1936, scrapped 1946
AVP 6 Pelican Gas Engine & Power 10-Oct-18 Ex-AM 27, converted to AVP 1936, scrapped 1946
AVP 7 Swan Alabama DD 31-Jan-19 Ex-AM 34, converted to AVP 1936, scrapped 1946
AVP 8 Gannet Todd Shipyards 10-Jul-19 Ex-AM 41, converted to AVP 1936, torpedoed and lost 1942
AVP 9 Sandpiper Philadelphia NSY 9-Oct-19 Ex-AM 51, converted to AVP 1936, scrapped 1946
AVP 10 Barnegat Puget Sound NSY 3-Jul-41 Cruise ship Kentavros 1962, scrapped 1986
AVP 11 Biscayne Puget Sound NSY 3-Jul-41 Later AGC 18, to USCG 1946 as Dexter (WAVP 385), sunk as target 1968
AVP 12 Casco Puget Sound NSY 27-Dec-41 To USCG 1949 as WAVP 370, sunk as target 1969
AVP 13 Mackinac Puget Sound NSY 24-Jan-42 To USCG 1949 as WAVP 371, sunk as target 1969
AVP 14 Childs New York Ship 22-Oct-20 Ex-DD 241, converted to AVP 1938, later AVD 1, scrapped 1946
AVP 15 Williamson New York Ship 29-Oct-20 Ex-DD 244, converted to AVP 1938, later AVD 2, scrapped 1948
AVP 16 George E. Badger Newport News 28-Jul-20 Ex-DD 196, converted to AVP 1938, later AVD 3, scrapped 1946
AVP 17 Clemson Newport News 29-Dec-19 Ex-DD 186, converted to AVP 1938, later AVD 4, scrapped 1946
AVP 18 Goldsborough Newport News 26-Jan-20 Ex-DD 188, converted to AVP 1938, later AVD 5, scrapped 1946
AVP 19 Hulbert Norfolk NSY 27-Oct-20 Ex-DD 342, converted to AVP 1938, later AVD 6, scrapped 1946
AVP 20 William B. Preston Norfolk NSY 23-Aug-20 Ex-DD 344, converted to AVP 1938, later AVD 7, scrapped 1946
AVP 21 Humboldt Boston NSY 10-Jul-41 Later AG 121, to USCG as WAVP 372 1949, scrapped 1970
AVP 22 Matagorda Boston NSY 16-Dec-41 Later AG 122, to USCG as WAVP 373 1949, sunk as target 1968
AVP 23 Absecon Lake Washington 28-Jan-43 To USCG as WAVP 374 1948, to Vietnam 1972 as Tham Ngu Lao (HQ 03)
AVP 24 Chincoteague Lake Washington 14-Apr-43 To USCG as WAVP 375 1948, to Vietnam as Ly Thoung Kiet (HQ 05), to the Philippines as Andres Bonifacio (PF 7) 1975, struck 1986
AVP 25 Coos Bay Lake Washington 16-May-43 To USCG as WAVP 376 1948, sunk as target 1968
AVP 26 Half Moon Lake Washington 15-Jun-42 Later AGP 5; to USCG as WAVP 378 1948, scrapped 1970
AVP 27 Mobjack Lake Washington 17-Oct-43 Later AGP 7, to Coast & Geodetic Survey as Pioneer, 1946, scrapped 1967
AVP 28 Oyster Bay Lake Washington 17-Nov-43 Later AGP 6, to Italy as Pietro Cavezale (A 5301) 1957, scrapped 1994
AVP 29 Rockaway Associated Sbldrs. 6-Jan-43 Later AG 123, to USCG as WAVP 377 1948, scrapped 1973
AVP 30 San Pedro Associated Sbldrs. 15-Mar-43 Later AGS 30, sold 1971
AVP 31 Unimak Associated Sbldrs. 31-Dec-43 To USCG as WAVP 379 1948, scuttled as reef 1989
AVP 32 Yakutat Associated Sbldrs. 31-Mar-44 To USCG as WAVP 380 1948, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Nhat Duat (HQ 16)
AVP 33 Barataria Lake Washington 13-Aug-44 To USCG as WAVP 381 1948, scrapped 1971
AVP 34 Bering Strait Lake Washington 19-Jul-44 To USCG as WAVP 382 1948, to Vietnam as Tran Quang Khai (HQ 15) 1971, to the Philippines as Diego Silang (PF 9) 1975, struck 1986
AVP 35 Castle Rock Lake Washington 8-Oct-44 To USCG as WAVP 383 1948, to Vietnam as Tran Binh Trong (HQ 17) 1971, to the Philippines as Francisco Dagohoy (PF 10) 1975, struck 1986
AVP 36 Cook Inlet Lake Washington 5-Nov-44 To USCG as WAVP 384 1948, to Vietnam as Tran Quoc Toan (HQ 02) 1971, to the Philippines as a parts hulk 1975
AVP 37 Corson Lake Washington 3-Dec-44 Sunk as a target 1966
AVP 38 Duxbury Bay Lake Washington 31-Dec-44 Scrapped 1966
AVP 39 Gardiners Bay Lake Washington 11-Feb-45 To Norway as Haakon VII (A 537) 1958, scrapped 1974
AVP 40 Floyds Bay Lake Washington 25-Mar-45 Scrapped 1960
AVP 41 Greenwich Bay Lake Washington 20-May-45 Scrapped 1967
AVP 42 Hatteras Lake Washington   Cancelled 1943
AVP 43 Hempstead Lake Washington   Cancelled 1943
AVP 44 Kamishak Lake Washington   Cancelled 1943
AVP 45 Magothy Lake Washington   Cancelled 1943
AVP 46 Matanzas Lake Washington   Cancelled 1943
AVP 47 Metomkin Lake Washington   Cancelled 1943
AVP 48 Onslow Lake Washington 22-Dec-43 Scrapped 1961
AVP 49 Orca Lake Washington 23-Jan-44 To Ethiopia as Ethiopia (A 01) 1962, disposition unknown
AVP 50 Rehoboth Lake Washington 23-Feb-44 Later AGS 50, scrapped 1970
AVP 51 San Carlos Lake Washington 21-Mar-44 Later AGOR 1, to Greece as Hephaistos (A 413) 1971, struck
AVP 52 Shelikof Lake Washington 17-Apr-44 Sold 1960 as cruise ship Kypros, sunk 1981
AVP 53 Suisun Lake Washington 13-Sep-44 Sunk as target 1966
AVP 54 Timbalier Lake Washington 24-May-46 Sold 1960 as cruise ship Rodos, scrapped 1989
AVP 55 Valcour Lake Washington 5-Jul-46 Later AGF 1, scrapped 1978
AVP 56 Wachapreague Lake Washington 17-May-44 Later AGP 8, to USCG as McCulloch (WAVP 386) 1946, to Vietnam as Ngo Kuyen (HQ 06) 1972, to the Philippines as Gregorio de Pilar (PF 8) 1975, struck 1986
AVP 57 Willoughby Lake Washington 18-Jun-44 Later AGP 9, to USCG as Gresham (WAVP 387) 1946, scrapped 1973

Aviation Base Ships (AVB)

AVB 1 Alameda County Dravo 12-Jul-43 Ex-LST 32, reclassified AVB 1 1957, to Italy 1962 as Anteo (A5306),
AVB 2 Tallahatchee County Boston NSY 24-May-49 Ex=LST 1154, reclassified AVB 2 1962, scrapped 1970
AVB 3 Wright Ingalls SB 14-May-86 Ex-Young America, prepositioned (ROS-5) in Baltimore MD
AVB 4 Curtiss Ingalls SB 18-Aug-87 Ex-Great Republic, prepositioned (ROS-5) in Port Hueneme CA

Aviation Stores Ships (AVS)

AVS 1 Supply   25-May-45 Pre-war ship, ex-IX 147
AVS 2 Fortune   25-May-45 Pre-war ship, ex-IX 146
AVS 3 Grumium   25-May-45 Pre-war ship, ex-IX 174
AVS 4 Allioth   3-May-45 Pre-war ship, ex-IX 204
AVS 5 Gwinnett   10-Apr-45 Pre-war ship, ex-AG 92
AVS 6 Nicolett   25-May-45 Pre-war ship, ex-AG 93
AVS 7 Pontotoc   25-May-45 Pre-war ship, ex-AG 94
AVS 8 Jupiter   31-Jul-45 See AK 43