USS Gardiners Bay
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"HNoMS Haakon VII (A537)" redirects here. For the Royal Norwegian Navy escort ship of 1942-1951, see HNoMS King Haakon VII.
USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1945 to 1958 that saw service in the latter stages of World War II and in the Korean War. After her decommissioning, she was transferred to Norway, and she served in the Royal Norwegian Navy as the training ship HNoMS Haakon VII (A537) from 1958 to 1974.
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USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) off Houghton, Washington, on 18 February 1945, a week after commissioning. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) |
Namesake | Gardiners Bay, on Block Island Sound, Long Island, New York |
Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
Laid down | 14 March 1944 |
Launched | 2 December 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. George L. Richard |
Commissioned | 11 February 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 1958 |
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Fate | Transferred to Norway 17 May 1958 |
Norway | |
Name | HNoMS Haakon VII (A537) |
Namesake | King Haakon VII of Norway |
Acquired | 17 May 1958 |
Stricken | 1974 |
Fate | Discarded 1974 |
General characteristics (seaplane tender) | |
Class and type | Barnegat-class seaplane tender |
Displacement | 1,766 tons (2,592 tons trial) |
Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 2 in (12.55 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) (lim.) |
Installed power | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
Propulsion | Diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h)s |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems | Radar; sonar |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) |
General characteristics (training ship) | |
Type | Training ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) overall; 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) waterline |
Beam | 41 ft 2 in (12.55 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) (maximum) |
Installed power | 6,080 brake horsepower (4.54 megawatts) |
Propulsion | Two Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems | Radar |
Armament |
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