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AV-16 St. George
United States Navy seaplane tender
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kenneth 1943/08/04
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1944/02/14 1944/07/24 1968/12/11
sold
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/10/12 44/10/29     sail from San Pedro, Cal. to P.H. > Kwajalein   66 
44/11/03 44/11/04     sail from Kwajalein to Eniwetok   66 
44/11/04 44/11/25     Eniwetok - tender duty   66 
44/11/28 44/12/21     Saipan - tender duty   66 
44/12/24 45/02/06     Kossol Passage - tender duty   66 
45/02/07 45/02/25     Ulithi - tender duty   66 
45/02/27 45/03/23     Saipan - tender duty   66 
45/03/23 45/05/28 Iceber 50.5 anchored off Kerama Retto - (VPB-18)   84  86 
45/05/06   Iceber 50.5 damage(kami - Tony) at Kerama Retto (26-10N, 127-19E)   81 
45/05/28 45/07/12 Iceber   Kerama Reto   66 
45/07/2? 45/08/1?     Guam - drydocking, repairs   66 
45/08/21 45/09     Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1963/07/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
Notice: sold to Italy > Andrea Bafile