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

AV -- Seaplane Tenders

Click on "AV-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Curtiss Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AV-5 Albemarle 1940  
AV-4 Curtiss 1940  

Currituck Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AV-7 Currituck 1944  
AV-11 Norton Sound 1945  
AV-12 Pine Island 1945  
AV-13 Salisbury Sound 1945  

Whiting Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AV-17 Cumberland Sound 1944  
AV-15 Hamlin 1944  
AV-14 Kenneth Whiting 1944  
AV-16 St. George 1944  

Miscellaneous:

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AV-10 Chandeleur 1942 9031 Maritime Commission C3-S-B1 type
AV-3 Langley 1937 11,050 Originally built as a collier (AC-3 Jupiter), converted from Aircraft Carrier CV-1
27 Feb 42; air attack off Java
AV-9 Pocomoke 1941 7864 Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type
AV-8 Tangier 1941 7864 Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type
AV-1 Wright 1921
1944
8391  
Reclassified as Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-79 San Clemente

AVC -- Catapult Lighter

Click on "AVC-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

An experimental unpowered vessel, built to launch heavy flying boats.

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AVC-1   1941  


AVD -- Seaplane Tenders (Destroyer)

Click on "AVD-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AVD-10 Ballard 1940 Converted from Destroyer DD-267
AVD-8 Belknap 1940
1944
Converted from Destroyer DD-251
Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-34
AVD-1 Childs 1940 Converted from Small Seaplane Tender AVP-14
AVD-4 Clemson 1940
1944
Converted from Small Seaplane Tender AVP-17
Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-31
AVD-3 George E. Badger 1940
1944
Converted from Small Seaplane Tender AVP-16
Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-33
AVD-12 Gillis 1940 Converted from Destroyer DD-260
AVD-5 Goldsborough 1940
1944
Converted from Small Seaplane Tender AVP-18
Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-32
AVD-13 Greene 1941
1944
Converted from Destroyer DD-266
Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-36
AVD-6 Hulbert 1940 Converted from Small Seaplane Tender AVP-19
AVD-9 Osmond Ingram 1940
1944
Converted from Destroyer DD-255
Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-35
AVD-14 McFarland 1940 Converted from High-Speed Transport APD-26
AVD-7 William B. Preston 1940 Converted from Small Seaplane Tender AVP-20
AVD-11 Thornton 1940 Converted from Destroyer DD-270
AVD-2 Williamson 1940
1943
Converted from AVP-15To DD-244


AVG -- Seaplane Tenders (Destroyer)

See CVE -- Escort Aircraft Carriers

AVP -- Small Seaplane Tenders

Click on "AVP-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AVP-4 Avocet 1936 904 Converted from Minesweeper AM-19
AVP-14 Childs 1938 1190 Converted from Destroyer DD-241
AVP-17 Clemson 1939 1190 Converted from Destroyer DD-186
AVP-8 Gannet 1936 900 Converted from Minesweeper AM-41
;7 Jun 42; torpedoed by U-boat off Bermuda
AVP-16 George E. Badger 1938 1190 Converted from Destroyer DD-196
AVP-18 Goldsborough 1939 1190 Converted from Destroyer DD-188
AVP-2 Heron 1936 872 Converted from Minesweeper AM-10
AVP-19 Hulbert 1939 1190 Converted from High-Speed Transport APD-28
AVP-1 Lapwing 1936 888 Converted from Minesweeper AM-1
AVP-6 Pelican 1936 825 Converted from Minesweeper AM-27
AVP-9 Sandpiper 1936 887 Converted from Minesweeper AM-51
AVP-7 Swan 1936 860 Converted from Minesweeper AM-34
AVP-5 Teal 1936 900 Converted from Minesweeper AM-23
AVP-3 Thrush 1936 904 Converted from Minesweeper AM-18
AVP-20 William B. Preston 1939 1190 Converted from Destroyer DD-344
AVP-15 Williamson 1938
1940
1943
1190 Converted from Destroyer DD-244
To AVD-2
To DD-244


Barnegat Class

No. Name                               Comm. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AVP-23 Absecon 1943  
AVP-33 Barataria 1944  
AVP-10 Barnegat 1941  
AVP-34 Bering Strait 1944  
AVP-11 Biscayne 1941
1943
 
Converted to Amphibious Force Flagship AGC-18
AVP-12 Casco 1941  
AVP-35 Castle Rock 1944  
AVP-24 Chincoteague 1943  
AVP-36 Cook Inlet 1944  
AVP-25 Coos Bay 1943  
AVP-37 Corson 1944  
AVP-38 Duxbury Bay 1944  
AVP-40 Floyds Bay 1945  
AVP-39 Gardiners Bay 1945  
AVP-41 Greenwich Bay 1945  
AVP-26 Half Moon 1943  
AVP-21 Humboldt 1941  
AVP-13 Mackinac 1942  
AVP-22 Matagorda 1941  
AVP-48 Onslow 1943  
AVP-49 Orca 1944  
AVP-50 Rehoboth 1944  
AVP-29 Rockaway 1943  
AVP-51 San Carlos 1944  
AVP-30 San Pablo 1943  
AVP-52 Shelikof 1944  
AVP-53 Suisun 1944  
AVP-31 Unimak 1943  
AVP-32 Yakutat 1944  


AVS -- Aviation Supply Ships

Click on "AVS-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AVS-4 Allioth 1945 4023 Converted from Unclassified Vessel IX-204
AVS-2 Fortune 1945 3822 Converted from Unclassified Vessel IX-146
AVS-3 Grumium 1943 4023 Converted from Unclassified Vessel IX-174
AVS-5 Gwinnett 1945 2411 Converted from Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-92
AVS-8 Jupiter 1945 5594 Converted from Cargo Ship AK-43
AVS-6 Nicollet 1945 2411 Converted from Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-93
AVS-7 Pontotoc 1945 2411 Converted from Cargo Ship AK-206
AVS-1 Supply 1945 3450 Converted from Unclassified Vessel IX-147


AW -- Distilling Ships

Click on "AW-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).

Oilers/Tankers adapted to distill and carry fresh water furnished as boiler feed and drinking water to ships and shore stations without natural supplies.

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AW-4 Abatan 1945 6433 Maritime Commission T2-SE-A2 tanker conversions
AW-3 Pasig 1944 6433 Maritime Commission T2-SE-A2 tanker conversions
AW-1 Stag 1944 4113 Maritime Commission Z-ET1-S-C3 type
AW-2 Wildcat 1944 4113 Maritime Commission Z-ET1-S-C3 type



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