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AV-15 Hamlin
United States Navy seaplane tender
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kenneth
Todd Pacific Shipyards Inc., Tacoma, Wash.
1944/01/11 1944/06/26 1963/07/01
struck
Namesake: A sound on the coast of South Carolina, north of Charleston
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/08/16 44/08/24     sail from San Pedro, Cal. to P.H.   66 
44/08/29 44/09/11     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok > Saipan   66 
44/09/11 44/10/11     Saipan   66 
44/10/11 44/12/2?     Ulithi   66 
44/12/29 45/02/15     Saipan   66 
45/02/15 45/03/08 Detach   land Iwojima   81 
45/02/25   Detach   damaged by friendly fire off Iwojima (24-46N, 141-19E)   85 
45/03/08 45/03/23     sail from Iwojima to Saipan > Guam   66 
45/03/23 45/05/28 Iceber 50.5/GF     86  66 
45/05/28 45/08/16 Iceber   Okinawa   66 
45/08/16 45/08/30     sail from Okinawa to Jokosuka   66 

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