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AV-10 Chandeleur
United States Navy seaplane tender
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Tangier
Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Pedro, Cal.
1941/11/29 1942/11/19 1947/02/12
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Namesake: A sound eastward of the delta of the Mississippi River.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/01/15 43/05/09     ferry cruises from San Diego to Efate, Esp. Santo, Samoa, Noumea   66 
43/06/03 43/07/01     carry cargo from P.H. to Midway > Wallis Is. >Esp. Santo   66 
43/07/01 43/10/13     Esp. Santo - tender duty to VP-71   66 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/10 43/10/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/11 44/03     cargo duty in Treasuries - Bougainville operations   66 
43/11/25 43/11/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/20 43/12/20     Esp. Santo   88 
44/04       USA - overhaul   66 
44/05/18 44/06/21     sail from Oakland, Cal. to Kwajalein > Eniwetok   66 
44/06/21 44/09     Eniwetok and Saipan - tender duty to VP-202, VP-216   66 
44/09 44/12 King2   Kossol Roads - tender duty   66 
44/12/25 45/02/08     Ulithi - tender VP-21   66 
45/03/2? 45/05/28 Iceber 50.5 Kerama Retto   86  66 
45/05/28 45/07/15 Iceber   Kerama Retto   66 
45/07/15 45/08     Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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