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. There are some gaps in the data, particularly for the conversions.
| Name | Builder | hull # | Type | US Govt. # | Built | Converted By | New Name | LDT | LOA | Converted | Notes | |
| Seaplane Tenders (AV) | ||||||||||||
| AV-1 | Wright | A.I.S.C. | 680 | balloon tender | AZ 1 | 1920 | 5,400 | 448 | 2 Dec 1926 | San Clemente (AG-79) 1944, scrapped 1948 | ||
| AV-2 | Jason | Maryland Steel | 122 | collier | AC-12 | 1913 | 9,090 | 540 | 21 Jan 1930 | scrapped 1936 | ||
| AV-3 | Jupiter | Mare Island NSY | collier | AC-3 | 1913 | Langley | 9,090 | 540 | 11 Apr 1937 | Langley (CV-1) 1922-1937, lost off Java 1942 | ||
| AV-4 | Curtiss | New York ship | 418 | 9,090 | 540 | 15 Nov 1940 | scrapped 1972 | |||||
| AV-5 | Albemarle | New York ship | 420 | 9,090 | 540 | 20 Dec 1940 | Corpus Christi Bay (ARVH-1) 1966, scrapped 1975 | |||||
| AV-6 | Patoka | Newport News SB | 248 | oiler | AO-9 | 1919 | 5,400 | 448 | 10 Nov 1939 | scrapped 1948 | ||
| AV-7 | Currituck | Philadelphia NSY | 9,090 | 540 | 26 Jun 1944 | scrapped 1972 | ||||||
| AV-8 | Sea Arrow | Moore Dry Dock | 195 | freighter (C3) | MC 51 | 1941 | Moore Dry Dock | Tangier | 8,510 | 492 | 25 Aug 1941 | sold 1961 as Detroit, scrapped 1974 |
| AV-9 | Exchequer | Ingalls Pascagoula | 254 | freighter (C3) | MC 64 | 1941 | Ingalls Pascagoula | Pocomoke | 8,510 | 492 | 18 Jul 1941 | scrapped 1962 |
| AV-10 | Chandeleur | Western Pipe | 64 | freighter (C3) | MC 173 | 1942 | Western Pipe | 8,510 | 492 | 19 Nov 1942 | scrapped 1971 | |
| AV-11 | Norton Sound | Todd Los Angeles | 61 | 9,090 | 540 | 8 Jan 1945 | AVM-1 1951, scrapped 1988 | |||||
| AV-12 | Pine Island | Todd Los Angeles | 62 | 9,090 | 540 | 26 Apr 1945 | scrapped 1972 | |||||
| AV-13 | Puget Sound | Todd Los Angeles | 63 | Salisbury Sound | 9,090 | 540 | 26 Nov 1945 | scrapped 1972 | ||||
| AV-14 | Kenneth Whiting | Todd Tacoma | 50 | freighter (C3) | Kenneth Whiting | 8,510 | 492 | 8 May 1944 | scrapped 1962 | |||
| AV-15 | Hamlin | Todd Tacoma | 51 | freighter (C3) | Hamlin | 8,510 | 492 | 26 Jun 1944 | scrapped 1972 | |||
| AV-16 | St. George | Todd Tacoma | 52 | freighter (C3) | St. George | 8,510 | 492 | 24 Jul 1944 | to Italy 1968 as Andria Bafile (A-5314), scrapped 1995 | |||
| AV-17 | Cumberland Sound | Todd Tacoma | 53 | freighter (C3) | Cumberland Sound | 8,510 | 492 | 21 Aug 1944 | sold 1971, scrapped | |||
| Aviation Base Ships (AVB) | ||||||||||||
| AVB-1 | Dravo Pittsburgh | landing ship | LST-32 | 1943 | Alameda County | 1,625 | 328 | 28 Sep 1957 | to Italy 1962 as Anteo (A-5306) | |||
| AVB-2 | Boston NSY | landing ship | LST-1154 | 1949 | Tallahatchee County | 1,625 | 328 | 3 Feb 1962 | scrapped 1970 | |||
| AVB-3 | Young America | Ingalls Pascagoula | 1160 | freighter (C5) | MA 224 | 1970 | Todd Galveston | Wright | 8,106 | 602 | 14 May 1986 | Prepositioned (ROS-5) in Baltimore MD |
| AVB-4 | Great Republic | Ingalls Pascagoula | 1158 | freighter (C5) | MA 222 | 1969 | Todd Galveston | Curtiss | 8,106 | 602 | 18 Aug 1987 | 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 1932 | scrapped 1946 | ||
| AVP-2 | Heron | Standard Sbldg. | minesweeper | AM-10 | 1918 | 950 | 188 | 27 Jan 1936 | scrapped 1946 | |||
| AVP-3 | Thrush | Pusey & Jones | minesweeper | AM-18 | 1919 | Mare Island NSY | 950 | 188 | 22 Jan 1936 | sold 1946 as Semper Paratus, sank 1951 | ||
| AVP-4 | Avocet | Baltimore DD | minesweeper | AM-19 | 1919 | 950 | 188 | 22 Jan 1936 | scrapped 1946 | |||
| AVP-5 | Teal | Sun SB | minesweeper | AM-23 | 1918 | 950 | 188 | 22 Jan 1936 | scrapped 1946 | |||
| AVP-6 | Pelican | Gas Engine & Power | minesweeper | AM-27 | 1918 | 950 | 188 | 22 Jan 1936 | scrapped 1946 | |||
| AVP-7 | Swan | Alabama DD | minesweeper | AM-34 | 1919 | 950 | 188 | 22 Jan 1936 | scrapped 1946 | |||
| AVP-8 | Gannet | Todd Brooklyn | minesweeper | AM-41 | 1919 | 950 | 188 | 22 Jan 1936 | torpedoed and lost 1942 | |||
| AVP-9 | Sandpiper | Philadelphia NSY | minesweeper | AM-51 | 1919 | 950 | 188 | 22 Jan 1936 | scrapped 1946 | |||
| AVP-10 | Barnegat | Puget Sound NSY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 3 Jul 1941 | sold 1962 as cruise ship Kentavros, scrapped 1986 | |||||
| AVP-11 | Biscayne | Puget Sound NSY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 3 Jul 1941 | 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 1941 | to USCG 1949 as WAVP-370, sunk as target 1969 | |||||
| AVP-13 | Mackinac | Puget Sound NSY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 24 Jan 1942 | 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 1938 | AVD 1 1940, scrapped 1946 | ||
| AVP-15 | Williamson | New York ship | destroyer | DD-244 | 1920 | Philadelphia NSY | 1,215 | 314 | 29 Oct 2020 | AVD 2 1940, scrapped 1946 | ||
| AVP-16 | George E. Badger | Newport News SB | destroyer | DD-196 | 1920 | Philadelphia NSY | 1,215 | 314 | 28 Jul 2020 | AVD 3 1940, scrapped 1946 | ||
| AVP-17 | Clemson | Newport News SB | destroyer | DD-186 | 1919 | 1,215 | 314 | 29 Dec 2019 | AVD 4 1940, scrapped 1946 | |||
| AVP-18 | Goldsborough | Newport News SB | destroyer | DD-188 | 1920 | New York NSY | 1,215 | 314 | 26 Jan 2020 | AVD 5 1940, scrapped 1946 | ||
| AVP-19 | Hulbert | Norfolk NSY | destroyer | DD-342 | 1920 | New York NSY | 1,215 | 314 | 27 Oct 2020 | AVD 6 1940, scrapped 1946 | ||
| AVP-20 | William B. Preston | Norfolk NSY | destroyer | DD-344 | 1920 | New York NSY | 1,215 | 314 | 23 Aug 2020 | AVD 7 1940, scrapped 1946 | ||
| AVP-21 | Humboldt | Boston NSY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 10 Jul 1941 | AG-121 1944, to USCG as WAVP-372 1949, scrapped 1970 | |||||
| AVP-22 | Matagorda | Boston NSY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 16 Dec 1941 | 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 1943 | 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 1943 | 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 1943 | to USCG as WAVP-376 1948, sunk as target 1968 | |||||
| AVP-26 | Half Moon | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 15 Jun 1942 | AGP-5 1944, to USCG as WAVP-378 1948, scrapped 1970 | |||||
| AVP-27 | Mobjack | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 17 Oct 1943 | 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 1943 | 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 1943 | AG-123 1944, to USCG as WAVP-377 1948, scrapped 1973 | ||||
| AVP-30 | San Pedro | Associated Sbldrs. | 30 | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 15 Mar 1943 | AGS-30 1944, sold 1971 | ||||
| AVP-31 | Unimak | Associated Sbldrs. | 31 | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 31 Dec 1943 | to USCG as WAVP-379 1948, scuttled as reef 1989 | ||||
| AVP-32 | Yakutat | Associated Sbldrs. | 32 | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 31 Mar 1944 | 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 1944 | to USCG as WAVP-381 1948, scrapped 1971 | |||||
| AVP-34 | Bering Strait | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 19 Jul 1944 | 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 1944 | 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 1944 | 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 1944 | sunk as a target 1966 | |||||
| AVP-38 | Duxbury Bay | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 31 Dec 1944 | scrapped 1966 | |||||
| AVP-39 | Gardiners Bay | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 11 Feb 1945 | to Norway 1958 as Haakon VII (A-537), scrapped 1974 | |||||
| AVP-40 | Floyds Bay | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 25 Mar 1945 | scrapped 1960 | |||||
| AVP-41 | Greenwich Bay | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 20 May 1945 | scrapped 1967 | |||||
| AVP-48 | Onslow | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 22 Dec 1943 | scrapped 1961 | |||||
| AVP-49 | Orca | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 23 Jan 1944 | to Ethiopia 1962 as Ethiopia (A-01) | |||||
| AVP-50 | Rehoboth | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 23 Feb 1944 | AGS-50 19--, scrapped 1970 | |||||
| AVP-51 | San Carlos | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 21 Mar 1944 | AGOR-1 19--, to Greece 1971 as Hephaistos (A-413) | |||||
| AVP-52 | Shelikof | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 17 Apr 1944 | sold 1960 as cruise ship Kypros, sunk 1981 | |||||
| AVP-53 | Suisun | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 13 Sep 1944 | sunk as target 1966 | |||||
| AVP-54 | Timbalier | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 24 May 1946 | sold 1960 as cruise ship Rodos, scrapped 1989 | |||||
| AVP-55 | Valcour | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 5 Jul 1946 | AGF-1 19--, scrapped 1978 | |||||
| AVP-56 | Wachapreague | Lake Washington SY | minesweeper | 1,766 | 312 | 17 May 1944 | 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 1944 | AGP-9 19--, to USCG 1946 as Gresham (WAVP-387), scrapped 1973 | |||||
| Aviation Stores Ships (AVS) | ||||||||||||
| AVS-1 | Ward | Doullot & Williams | freighter | 1921 | Pearl Harbor NSY | supply | 13,250 | 412 | 25 May 1945 | briefly IX-147, sold 1947 | ||
| AVS-2 | City of Elwood | Doullot & Williams | freighter | 1921 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Fortune | 13,250 | 412 | 25 May 1945 | briefly IX-146, scrapped 1970 | ||
| AVS-3 | William G. McAdoo | Kaiser Perm. No. 2 | freighter (C1) | MCE 443 | 1942 | Todd Seattle | Grumium | 4,023 | 442 | 25 May 1945 | briefly AK-112, IX-174, scrapped 1970 | |
| AVS-4 | James Rowan | Kaiser Perm. No. 2 | freighter (C1) | MCE 1730 | 1943 | Gen. Engineering | Allioth | 4,023 | 442 | 3 May 1945 | briefly AK-109, IX-204, scrapped 1964 | |
| AVS-5 | Gwinnett (AK-185) | Butler Superior | freighter (C1) | MC 2116 | 1944 | Port Houston IW | Gwinnett | 2,411 | 339 | 25 May 1945 | briefly AG-92, to France 1946 as Sainte Helene | |
| AVS-6 | Nicolett (AK-199) | Globe SB | freighter (C1) | MC 2153 | 1944 | Samuelson SY | Nicolett | 2,411 | 339 | 25 May 1945 | briefly AG-93, to France 1948, scrapped 1970 | |
| AVS-7 | Pontotoc (AG-94) | Leathem D. Smith SB | freighter (C1) | MC 2160 | 1944 | Pontotoc | 2,411 | 339 | 25 May 1945 | briefly AG-94, to France 1946 as Taurus | ||
| AVS-8 | Jupiter (AK-43) | Federal SB | freighter (C2) | MC 17 | 1942 | Jupiter | 7,293 | 459 | 31 Jul 1945 | scrapped 1971 | ||