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

AV-8 USS Tangier

• Seaplane Tender:
• Displacement: 17,606 tons (full-load)
• Length: 492'
• Beam: 69'6"
• Draft: 28'6" (loaded)
• Speed: 16.5 knots
• Complement: 1,075
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 8,500 hp
• Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type
• Built at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, Cal., and commissioned 8 July 1940

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Tangier
• Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack

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