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

AV -- Seaplane Tenders

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

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

AVD -- Seaplane Tenders (Destroyer)

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)

AVP -- Small Seaplane Tenders

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

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

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