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USS Onslow
Tender of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Onslow (AVP-48) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1960.
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![]() USS Onslow (AVP-48) off Houghton, Washington, on 9 January 1944 | |
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Name | USS Onslow |
Namesake | Onslow Bay on the coast of North Carolina |
Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
Laid down | 18 May 1942 |
Launched | 20 September 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. W. W. Fitts |
Commissioned | 22 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | June 1947 |
Recommissioned | January 1951 |
Decommissioned | 22 April 1960 |
Stricken | 1 June 1960 |
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Class and type | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender |
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Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 2 in (12.55 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
Installed power | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
Propulsion | Diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h) |
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Sensors and processing systems | Radar; sonar |
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Aviation facilities | Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) |
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