USS Half Moon
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USS Half Moon (AVP-26) was a seaplane tender that in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the latter half of World War II. After the war, she was in commission in the United States Coast Guard as the cutter USCGC Half Moon (WAVP-378), later WHEC-378, from 1948 to 1969, seeing service in the Vietnam War during her Coast Guard career.
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United States | |
Name | USS Half Moon (AVP-26) |
Namesake | Half Moon Bay, on the coast of California south of San Francisco |
Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
Laid down | 10 March 1942 |
Launched | 12 July 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. T. A. Gray |
Reclassified | From seaplane tender, AVP-26, to motor torpedo boat tender, AGP-6, in March 1943, then back to seaplane tender, AVP-26, on 1 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | 4 September 1946 |
Reclassified | From seaplane tender, AVP-26, to motor torpedo boat tender, AGP-6, in March 1943, then back to seaplane tender, AVP-26, on 1 May 1943 |
Honors and awards | Two battle stars for her World War II service |
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Name | USCGC Half Moon (WAVP-378) |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
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Commissioned | 14 September 1948 |
Reclassified | High endurance cutter, WHEC-378, 1 May 1966 |
Decommissioned | 15 July 1969 |
Honors and awards | See note[note 1] |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 29 April 1970 |
General characteristics (seaplane tender) | |
Class and type | Barnegat-class seaplane tender, converted during construction from a motor torpedo boat tender |
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Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 2 in (12.55 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
Installed power | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
Propulsion | Diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h)s |
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Sensors and processing systems | Radar; sonar |
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Aviation facilities | Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel |
General characteristics (Coast Guard cutter) | |
Class and type | Casco-class cutter |
Displacement | 2,498 tons (full load) in 1967 |
Length | 310 ft 9.5 in (94.729 m) overall; 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) between perpendiculars |
Beam | 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m) maximum |
Draft | 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) full load aft in 1967 |
Installed power | 6,400 bhp (4,800 kW) |
Propulsion | Fairbanks-Morse geared diesel engines, (2.677:1), Model 38RD8-1/8 O.P.; two shafts; 171,851 US gallons (650,530 L) of fuel |
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Complement | 151 (10 officers, 3 warrant officers, 138 enlisted personnel) in 1966 |
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