
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
AVP-26 USS Half Moon
- Barnegat class Seaplane Tender:
- Displacement: 2,750 tons
- Length: 311'
- Beam: 41'
- Draft: 13'6"
- Speed: 18 knots
- Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 1x4 40mm, 4x2 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks
- Complement: 215
- Diesel engines, twin screws, 6,000 shaft horsepower
- Built at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Wash., and commissioned 15 June 1943
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Last updated:
16 October 2007