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AVP-10 Barnegat

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender
  • Laid down, 26 October 1939, at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA.
  • Launched, 23 May 1941.
  • Commissioned USS Barnegat (AVP-10), 3 July 1941, CDR. Felix L. Baker in command
  • During World War II Barnegat was assigned to the European-African-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned, 17 May 1946, at Orange, TX.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 23 May 1958
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal
  • Sold by MARAD in 1962 to a Greek cruise ship line, renamed MV Kentavros
  • Final Disposition, scrapped at Eleusis, Greece in 1986
  • Barnegat received one battle star for her World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,766 t.(lt) 2,750 t.(fl)
    Length 311' 8"
    Beam 41' 1"
    Draft 13' 6"
    Speed 18.6 kts.
    Complement 215
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one quad 40mm AA gun mount
    two dual 40mm AA gun mounts
    four dual 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel, two shafts, 6,000hp
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    Barnegat 108k Barnegat (AVP-10) in Puget Sound, WA. in her original configuration with two 5"/38 guns forward and a large seaplane-handling crane aft, 14 October 1941. Photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection, US National Archives.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-26457, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives         		US Naval Historical Center
    Barnegat 113k Barnegat (AVP-10) in Puget Sound, WA. showing her original seaplane-handling facilities, including a large crane aft and a clear fantail, 14 October 1941. Photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection, US National Archives.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-26458, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Barnegat 114k Barnegat (AVP-10) off Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA. 1 January 942. Note that she is wearing the Naval Aviation star insignia by her hull number, in addition to a Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage paint scheme. Photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection, US National Archives.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-26612, a US Navy photo now in the collections of th US National Archives.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Barnegat 140k Barnegat (AVP-10) underway off the coast of Brazil, 4 April 1944. The ship is painted in the "two-tone" Measure 22 camouflage scheme. Note the "star and bar" aircraft insignia on the bow aft of the hull number. Photographed from an aircraft of Fleet Air Wing 16.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-361055, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Barnegat 100k Barnegat (AVP-10) underway off the coast of Brazil, 4 April 1944. The ship is painted in the "two-tone" Measure 22 camouflage scheme. Note the "star and bar" aircraft insignia on the bow aft of the hull number. Photographed from an aircraft of Fleet Air Wing 16.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-361056, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Barnegat 151k A near overhead view of Barnegat (AVP-10) underway off the coast of Brazil. 4 April 1944. Her original large aircraft crane has been replaced with a smaller model and a third 5"/38 mount has been added on the fantail. Photographed from an aircraft of Fleet Air Wing 16.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-361057, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US Naval Historical Center
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