Aviation Support Ships AV AVP AVS

Aviation Support Ships (AV, AVB, AVP, AVS)

Many auxiliaries were created by converting existing ships; others were built new but starting with an existing design; the balance were both designed and built for their purpose. In this table, AV 4, 5, 7, 11-17; AVP 10-13 and 21-57 represent the second and third categories - the ships that were purpose-built. There are some gaps in the data, particularly for the conversions. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2015-03-25.

Type	#	Original Name	Built by	Hull#	Ship Type or US Govt. Design	US Govt. #	Built	Converted by	Name After Conversion	LDT	LOA	Delivered as an AV	Disposition
Seaplane Tenders (AV)
AV	1	Wright	A.I.S.C.	680	Balloon Tender	AZ 1	1920			5,400	448	2-Dec-26	San Clemente (AG 79) 1944, scrapped 1948
AV	2	Jason	Maryland Steel	122	Collier	AC 12	1913			9,090	540	21-Jan-30	Scrapped 1936
AV	3	Jupiter	Mare Island NSY		Collier	AC 3	1913		Langley	9,090	540	11-Apr-37	Langley (CV 1) 1922-1937, lost off Java 1942
AV	4	Curtiss	New York Ship	418						9,090	540	15-Nov-40	Scrapped 1972
AV	5	Albemarle	New York Ship	420						9,090	540	20-Dec-40	Corpus Christi Bay (ARVH 1) 1966, scrapped 1975
AV	6	Patoka	Newport News SB	248	Oiler	AO 9	1919			5,400	448	10-Nov-39	Scrapped 1948
AV	7	Currituck	Philadelphia NSY							9,090	540	26-Jun-44	Scrapped 1972
AV	8	Sea Arrow	Moore Dry Dock	195	C3	MC 51	1941	Moore Dry Dock	Tangier	8,510	492	25-Aug-41	Sold 1961 as Detroit, scrapped 1974
AV	9	Exchequer	Ingalls Pascagoula	254	C3	MC 64	1941	Ingalls Pascagoula	Pocomoke	8,510	492	18-Jul-41	Scrapped 1962
AV	10	Chandeleur	Western Pipe	64	C3-S-A2	MC 173	1942	Western Pipe		8,510	492	19-Nov-42	Scrapped 1971
AV	11	Norton Sound	Todd Los Angeles	61						9,090	540	8-Jan-45	AVM 1 1951, scrapped 1988
AV	12	Pine Island	Todd Los Angeles	62						9,090	540	26-Apr-45	Scrapped 1972
AV	13	Puget Sound	Todd Los Angeles	63					Salisbury Sound	9,090	540	26-Nov-45	Scrapped 1972
AV	14	Kenneth Whiting	Todd Tacoma	50	C3-S-A1				Kenneth Whiting	8,510	492	8-May-44	Scrapped 1962
AV	15	Hamlin	Todd Tacoma	51	C3-S-A1				Hamlin	8,510	492	26-Jun-44	Scrapped 1972
AV	16	St. George	Todd Tacoma	52	C3-S-A1				St. George	8,510	492	24-Jul-44	To Italy 1968 as Andria Bafile (A 5314), scrapped 1995
AV	17	Cumberland Sound	Todd Tacoma	53	C3-S-A1				Cumberland Sound	8,510	492	21-Aug-44	Sold 1971, scrapped
AV	18	Townsend	Todd Tacoma	54	C3-S-A1								Cancelled
AV	19	Calibogue	Puget Sound NSY										Cancelled
AV	20	Hobe Sound	Charleston NSY										Cancelled
Aviation Base Ships (AVB)
AVB	1	Unnamed	Dravo Pittsburgh		Landing Ship	LST 32	1943		Alameda County	1,625	328	28-Sep-57	To Italy 1962 as Anteo (A5306)
AVB	2	Unnamed	Boston NSY		Landing Ship	LST 1154	1949		Tallahatchee County	1,625	328	3-Feb-62	Scrapped 1970
AVB	3	Young America	Ingalls Pascagoula	1160	C5-S-78	MA 224	1970	Todd Galveston	Wright	8,106	602	14-May-86	Prepositioned (ROS-5) in Baltimore MD
AVB	4	Great Republic	Ingalls Pascagoula	1158	C5-S-78	MA 222	1969	Todd Galveston	Curtiss	8,106	602	18-Aug-87	Prepositioned (ROS-5) in Port Hueneme CA
Seaplane Tenders, Small (AVP)
AVP	1	Lapwing	Todd Brooklyn		Minesweeper	AM 1	1918	Pearl Harbor NSY		950	188	1-Sep-32	Scrapped 1946
AVP	2	Heron	Standard Sbldg.		Minesweeper	AM 10	1918			950	188	27-Jan-36	Scrapped 1946
AVP	3	Thrush	Pusey & Jones		Minesweeper	AM 18	1919	Mare Island NSY		950	188	22-Jan-36	Sold 1946 as Semper Paratus, sank 1951
AVP	4	Avocet	Baltimore DD		Minesweeper	AM 19	1919			950	188	22-Jan-36	Scrapped 1946
AVP	5	Teal	Sun SB		Minesweeper	AM 23	1918			950	188	22-Jan-36	Scrapped 1946
AVP	6	Pelican	Gas Engine & Power		Minesweeper	AM 27	1918			950	188	22-Jan-36	Scrapped 1946
AVP	7	Swan	Alabama DD		Minesweeper	AM 34	1919			950	188	22-Jan-36	Scrapped 1946
AVP	8	Gannet	Todd Brooklyn		Minesweeper	AM 41	1919			950	188	22-Jan-36	Torpedoed and lost 1942
AVP	9	Sandpiper	Philadelphia NSY		Minesweeper	AM 51	1919			950	188	22-Jan-36	Scrapped 1946
AVP	10	Barnegat	Puget Sound NSY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	3-Jul-41	Sold 1962 as cruise ship Kentavros, scrapped 1986
AVP	11	Biscayne	Puget Sound NSY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	3-Jul-41	AGC 18 1944, to USCG 1946 as Dexter (WAVP 385), sunk as target 1968
AVP	12	Casco	Puget Sound NSY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	27-Dec-41	To USCG 1949 as WAVP 370, sunk as target 1969
AVP	13	Mackinac	Puget Sound NSY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	24-Jan-42	To USCG 1949 as WAVP 371, sunk as target 1969
AVP	14	Childs	New York Ship		Destroyer	DD 241	1920	Philadelphia NSY		1,215	314	14-Jul-38	AVD 1 1940, scrapped 1946
AVP	15	Williamson	New York Ship		Destroyer	DD 244	1920	Philadelphia NSY		1,215	314	29-Oct-20	AVD 2 1940, scrapped 1946
AVP	16	George E. Badger	Newport News SB		Destroyer	DD 196	1920	Philadelphia NSY		1,215	314	28-Jul-20	AVD 3 1940, scrapped 1946
AVP	17	Clemson	Newport News SB		Destroyer	DD 186	1919			1,215	314	29-Dec-19	AVD 4 1940, scrapped 1946
AVP	18	Goldsborough	Newport News SB		Destroyer	DD 188	1920	New York NSY		1,215	314	26-Jan-20	AVD 5 1940, scrapped 1946
AVP	19	Hulbert	Norfolk NSY		Destroyer	DD 342	1920	New York NSY		1,215	314	27-Oct-20	AVD 6 1940, scrapped 1946
AVP	20	William B. Preston	Norfolk NSY		Destroyer	DD 344	1920	New York NSY		1,215	314	23-Aug-20	AVD 7 1940, scrapped 1946
AVP	21	Humboldt	Boston NSY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	10-Jul-41	AG 121 1944, to USCG as WAVP 372 1949, scrapped 1970
AVP	22	Matagorda	Boston NSY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	16-Dec-41	AG 122 1944, to USCG as WAVP 373 1949, sunk as target 1968
AVP	23	Absecon	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	28-Jan-43	To USCG as WAVP 374 1948, to Vietnam 1972 as Tham Ngu Lao (HQ 03)
AVP	24	Chincoteague	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	14-Apr-43	To USCG as WAVP 375 1948, to Vietnam as Ly Thoung Kiet (HQ 05), to the Philippines as Andres Bonifacio (PF 7) 1975, struck 1986
AVP	25	Coos Bay	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	16-May-43	To USCG as WAVP 376 1948, sunk as target 1968
AVP	26	Half Moon	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	15-Jun-42	AGP 5 1944, to USCG as WAVP 378 1948, scrapped 1970
AVP	27	Mobjack	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	17-Oct-43	AGP 7 1944, to C & G S as Pioneer, 1946, scrapped 1967
AVP	28	Oyster Bay	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	17-Nov-43	AGP 6 1944, to Italy as Pietro Cavezale (A 5301) 1957, scrapped 1994
AVP	29	Rockaway	Associated Sbldrs.	29	Minesweeper					1,766	312	6-Jan-43	AG 123 1944, to USCG as WAVP 377 1948, scrapped 1973
AVP	30	San Pedro	Associated Sbldrs.	30	Minesweeper					1,766	312	15-Mar-43	AGS 30 1944, sold 1971
AVP	31	Unimak	Associated Sbldrs.	31	Minesweeper					1,766	312	31-Dec-43	To USCG as WAVP 379 1948, scuttled as reef 1989
AVP	32	Yakutat	Associated Sbldrs.	32	Minesweeper					1,766	312	31-Mar-44	To USCG as WAVP 380 1948, to Vietnam 1971 as Tran Nhat Duat (HQ 16)
AVP	33	Barataria	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	13-Aug-44	To USCG as WAVP 381 1948, scrapped 1971
AVP	34	Bering Strait	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	19-Jul-44	To USCG as WAVP 382 1948, to Vietnam as Tran Quang Khai (HQ 15) 1971, to the Philippines as Diego Silang (PF 9) 1975, struck 1986
AVP	35	Castle Rock	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	8-Oct-44	To USCG as WAVP 383 1948, to Vietnam as Tran Binh Trong (HQ 17) 1971, to the Philippines as Francisco Dagohoy (PF 10) 1975, struck 1986
AVP	36	Cook Inlet	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	5-Nov-44	To USCG as WAVP 384 1948, to Vietnam as Tran Quoc Toan (HQ 02) 1971, to the Philippines as a parts hulk 1975
AVP	37	Corson	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	3-Dec-44	Sunk as a target 1966
AVP	38	Duxbury Bay	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	31-Dec-44	Scrapped 1966
AVP	39	Gardiners Bay	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	11-Feb-45	To Norway 1958 as Haakon VII (A 537), scrapped 1974
AVP	40	Floyds Bay	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	25-Mar-45	Scrapped 1960
AVP	41	Greenwich Bay	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	20-May-45	Scrapped 1967
AVP	42	Hatteras	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312		Cancelled 1943
AVP	43	Hempstead	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312		Cancelled 1943
AVP	44	Kamishak	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312		Cancelled 1943
AVP	45	Magothy	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312		Cancelled 1943
AVP	46	Matanzas	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312		Cancelled 1943
AVP	47	Metomkin	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312		Cancelled 1943
AVP	48	Onslow	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	22-Dec-43	Scrapped 1961
AVP	49	Orca	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	23-Jan-44	To Ethiopia 1962 as Ethiopia (A 01)
AVP	50	Rehoboth	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	23-Feb-44	AGS 50 19--, scrapped 1970
AVP	51	San Carlos	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	21-Mar-44	AGOR 1 19--, to Greece 1971 as Hephaistos (A 413)
AVP	52	Shelikof	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	17-Apr-44	Sold 1960 as cruise ship Kypros, sunk 1981
AVP	53	Suisun	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	13-Sep-44	Sunk as target 1966
AVP	54	Timbalier	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	24-May-46	Sold 1960 as cruise ship Rodos, scrapped 1989
AVP	55	Valcour	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	5-Jul-46	AGF 1 19--, scrapped 1978
AVP	56	Wachapreague	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	17-May-44	AGP 8 19--, to USCG 1946 as McCulloch (WAVP 386), to Vietnam as Ngo Kuyen (HQ 06) 1972, to the Philippines as Gregorio de Pilar (PF 8) 1975
AVP	57	Willoughby	Lake Washington SY		Minesweeper					1,766	312	18-Jun-44	AGP 9 19--, to USCG 1946 as Gresham (WAVP 387), scrapped 1973
Aviation Stores Ships (AVS)
AVS	1	Ward	Doullot & Williams		Cargo Liner		1921	Pearl Harbor NSY	Supply	13,250	412	25-May-45	Briefly IX 147, sold 1947
AVS	2	City of Elwood	Doullot & Williams		Cargo Liner		1921	Pearl Harbor NSY	Fortune	13,250	412	25-May-45	Briefly IX 146, scrapped 1970
AVS	3	William G. McAdoo	Kaiser Perm. No. 2		EC2-S-C1	MCE 443	1942	Todd Seattle	Grumium	4,023	442	25-May-45	Briefly AK 112, IX 174, scrapped 1970
AVS	4	James Rowan	Kaiser Perm. No. 2		EC2-S-C1	MCE 1730	1943	Gen. Engineering	Allioth	4,023	442	3-May-45	Briefly AK 109, IX 204, scrapped 1964
AVS	5	Gwinnett (AK 185)	Butler Superior		C1-M-AV1	MC 2116	1944	Port Houston IW	Gwinnett	2,411	339	25-May-45	Briefly AG 92, to France 1946 as Sainte Helene
AVS	6	Nicolett (AK 199)	Globe SB		C1-M-AV1	MC 2153	1944	Samuelson SY	Nicolett	2,411	339	25-May-45	Briefly AG 93, to France 1948, scrapped 1970
AVS	7	Pontotoc (AG 94)	Leathem D. Smith SB		C1-M-AV1	MC 2160	1944		Pontotoc	2,411	339	25-May-45	Briefly AG 94, to France 1946 as Taurus
AVS	8	Jupiter (AK 43)	Federal SB		C2	MC 17	1942		Jupiter	7,293	459	31-Jul-45	Scrapped 1971

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