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

AVP-29 USS Rockaway

• Barnegat class Seaplane Tender (Small):
• Displacement: 2,7500 tons (full load)
• Length: 311'
• Beam: 41'
• Draft: 20'
• Speed: 18 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 1x4 40mm, 4x2 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks
• Complement: 367
• Diesel engines, twin screws, 6,000 shaft hp
• Built at Associated Ship Building, Seattle, Wash.,, and commissioned 6 January 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Rockaway

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