Specifications:
Displacement 2,275 t.(lt), 5,861 t.(fl)
Length 423' 10"
Beam 57
Draft 9.9'
Complement
Armament none
Machinery
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99k | AVC-1 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 4 January 1941, while the catapult was being installed. This stern view shows part of the ramp up which the Martin XPBM-2 Mariner was raised before being placed on the catapult.. The ships in reserve on the right are USSMaumee (AO-2) and USS Bridgeport (AD-10), which the Navy decided not to return to service in World War II. Bridgeport would serve during World War II as the US Army hospital ship USAHS Larkspur and later as the US Army transport USAT Bridgeport. US National Archives Photo from RG-19-LCM. |
Robert Hurst | |
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61k | AVC-1 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 9 January 1941, about a week before being placed in service. US National Archives Photo from RG-19-LCM. |
Robert Hurst | |
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40k | AVC-1 on 2 June 1942 with the Martin XPBM-2 Mariner (Bu.Aer. # 1247) at release point from the launching car of the XH-111 catapult. This aircraft was a Martin PBM-1 Mariner modified for long-range operations with additional fuel tanks and a reinforced airframe to permit catapult launching. Only the prototype was built, and after catapult trials it served as a static test article at Philadelphia until stricken in June 1944. US Navy photo # NH 94608 from the collections of the US Navy History and Heritage Command. |
Robert Hurst | |
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