Barnegat-class seaplane tender

	USS Barnegat (AVP-10), lead ship of the Barnegat-class small seaplane tenders, in Puget Sound on 14 October 1941
Class overview
Name	Barnegat
Builders	Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington (4 ships); Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (2 ships); Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington (24 ships); Puget Sound Navy Yard and Lake Washington Shipyard (1 ship); Associated Shipbuilders, Inc., Seattle, Washington (4 ships);
Operators	United States Navy; United States Coast Guard; United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Ethiopian Navy; Hellenic Navy; Italian Navy; Royal Norwegian Navy; Philippine Navy; Vietnam People's Navy; Republic of Vietnam Navy;
Preceded by	Lapwing class
Succeeded by	None
Built	October 1939-July 1946
In commission	July 1941-January 1973
Planned	41
Completed	35 total; 30 as seaplane tenders; 4 as motor torpedo boat tenders; 1 as catapult training ship;
Cancelled	6
Lost	0
Retired	35
Preserved	0
General characteristics
Class and type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Displacement	2,040 tons standard; 2,551 tons full load;
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) overall; 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) (waterline);
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) full
Installed power	6,000 to 6,080 horsepower (4.48 to 4.54 MW)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, two shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h) 23 mph
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h) 13.5 mph
Capacity	80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel
Complement	215 (ship's company); 367 (including aviation unit);
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar, sonar
Armament	Designed: 2 × 5-inch (127-millimeter) guns; Assigned 1942 (rarely fully installed): 4 × 5-inch (127-mm) guns, 8 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns, plus in some units 2 × depth charge racks; 1944: Either 2 × 5-inch (127-mm) guns and 4 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns or 1 × 5-inch (127-mm) gun, 1 × quadruple 40 mm antiaircraft gun mount, 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts, and 6 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns (also Mousetrap aboard Coos Bay only).;
Aviation facilities	Supplies, fuel, berthing, and repairs for one squadron of seaplanes

The Barnegat class was a large class of United States Navy small seaplane tenders (AVP) built during World War II. Thirty were completed as seaplane tenders, four as motor torpedo boat tenders, and one as a catapult training ship.^[2]

^ See "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/y1/yakutat.htm for this version of the company's name, which also is referred to in Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entries as "Associated Shipbuilding Company" (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s4/san_pablo.htm) and "Associated Ship Building, Inc.," (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r8/rockaway.htm).
^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, p. 157

[1] See "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/y1/yakutat.htm for this version of the company's name, which also is referred to in Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entries as "Associated Shipbuilding Company" (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s4/san_pablo.htm) and "Associated Ship Building, Inc.," (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r8/rockaway.htm).

[Conway_p._157-2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, p. 157

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Class overview
USS Barnegat (AVP-10), lead ship of the Barnegat-class small seaplane tenders, in Puget Sound on 14 October 1941
Name	Barnegat
Builders	Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington (4 ships) Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (2 ships) Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington (24 ships) Puget Sound Navy Yard and Lake Washington Shipyard (1 ship) Associated Shipbuilders, Inc.,^[1] Seattle, Washington (4 ships)
Operators	United States Navy United States Coast Guard United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Ethiopian Navy Hellenic Navy Italian Navy Royal Norwegian Navy Philippine Navy Vietnam People's Navy Republic of Vietnam Navy
Preceded by	Lapwing class
Succeeded by	None
Built	October 1939-July 1946
In commission	July 1941-January 1973
Planned	41
Completed	35 total 30 as seaplane tenders 4 as motor torpedo boat tenders 1 as catapult training ship
Cancelled	6
Lost	0
Retired	35
Preserved	0
General characteristics
Class and type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Displacement	2,040 tons standard 2,551 tons full load
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) overall 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) (waterline)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) full
Installed power	6,000 to 6,080 horsepower (4.48 to 4.54 MW)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, two shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h) 23 mph
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h) 13.5 mph
Capacity	80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel
Complement	215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar, sonar
Armament	Designed: 2 × 5-inch (127-millimeter) guns Assigned 1942 (rarely fully installed): 4 × 5-inch (127-mm) guns, 8 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns, plus in some units 2 × depth charge racks 1944: Either 2 × 5-inch (127-mm) guns and 4 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns or 1 × 5-inch (127-mm) gun, 1 × quadruple 40 mm antiaircraft gun mount, 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts, and 6 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns (also Mousetrap aboard Coos Bay only).
Aviation facilities	Supplies, fuel, berthing, and repairs for one squadron of seaplanes

Barnegat-class seaplane tender

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