USS Albemarle (AV-5)
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uss-albemarle-av-5-221-4011713
title:
USS Albemarle (AV-5)
text:
USS Albemarle (AV-5) was one of only two Curtiss-class seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just prior to the United States' entry into World War II. Named for Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast, she was the third U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Albemarle was laid down on 12 June 1939 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, and launched on 13 July 1940, sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice C. Compton, the wife of the Honorable Lewis Compton, Assistant Sec
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Curtiss-class seaplane tender ship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Albemarle_(AV-5)
date created:
2005-03-28T15:44:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:18:01Z
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