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

AVP-26 USS Half Moon

• Barnegat class Seaplane Tender:
• Displacement: 2,750 tons
• Length: 311'
• Beam: 41'
• Draft: 13'6"
• Speed: 18 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 1x4 40mm, 4x2 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks
• Complement: 215
• Diesel engines, twin screws, 6,000 shaft horsepower
• Built at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Wash., and commissioned 15 June 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Half Moon

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