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SEA TRIAL PHOTOS

The Navy's Class Barnegat  AVP-10 HULL DESIGN
was used for all 29 ships built in Houghton, WA

AVP-23 Absecon, WAVP-374 / WHEC-374  - Construction 12 July, 1942
Absecon HISTORY
AVP-23 Absecon Trial run 17 Jan. 1943
To Vietnam as Tham Ngu Lao (HQ 03) 1972
Here you can see the launch rack and (2) Seaplanes on deck.


AVP-24 Chincoteague, WAVP-375 / WHEC-375 Launched 1942

Photo 27 December, 1943 – Mare Island.
To Vietnam as Ly Thoung Kiet (HQ 05)
To the Philippines as Andres Bonifacio (PF 7) 1975  -  Struck 1986
Chincoteaque HISTORY

AVP-52 Shelikof,  Launched 1943
Became Cruise ship Kypros 1960      -    sunk 1981

Shelikof HISTORY


AVP-53 Suisun, Launched 1943
Photo 17 Sept 1944
Sunk as target 1966

Suisun HISTORY

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