Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AV-16 USS St. George

• Kenneth Whiting class Aircraft Tender:
• Displacement: 12,610 tons (full load)
• Length: 491'
• Beam: 70'
• Draft: 21' (mean, at full load)
• Speed: 17 knots
• Armament: 2 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 2x4 40mm, 16 20mm
• Complement: 1,077
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 8.500 shaft hp
• Built at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Tacoma, Wash., and commissioned 24 July 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS St. George

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