USS Orca (AVP-49)

	USS Orca (AVP-49) off Houghton, Washington, on 6 February 1944, two weeks after commissioning.
History
United States
Name	USS Orca
Namesake	Orca Bay in Alaska
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	13 July 1942
Launched	4 October 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. W. Reeves, Jr.
Commissioned	23 January 1944
Decommissioned	31 October 1947
Recommissioned	15 December 1951
Decommissioned	March 1960
Honors &; awards	Three battle stars for World War II service; Yellow "E" for excellence in the Air Department for fiscal year 1956;
Fate	Loaned to Ethiopia January 1962; Sold to Ethiopia March 1976;
History
Ethiopian
Name	Ethiopia (A-01)
Namesake	The country of Ethiopia
Acquired	January 1962 on loan; March 1976 by outright sale;
Commissioned	1962
Decommissioned	1991
Fate	Fled to Yemen May 1991; hulked there; Sold for scrapping 1993;
General characteristics (seaplane carrier)
Class & type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,592 tons (trial);
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam	41 ft 2 in (12.55 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) (lim.)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, two shafts
Speed	18.2 kn (33.7 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company); 367 (including aviation unit);
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	3 × 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber guns; 8 × 40 mm antiaircraft guns; 8 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns; 2 × depth charge tracks;
Aviation facilities	Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel
General characteristics (training ship)
Type	Training ship
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,800 tons (full load);
Length	310 ft 8 in (94.69 m)
Beam	41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
Draft	13 ft 5 in (4.09 m) (lim.)
Installed power	5,600 bhp (4,200 kW)
Propulsion	Two Fairbanks-Morse 38D 8 1/8-10 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph)
Complement	215 (ship's company as U.S. Navy seaplane tender); 367 (total accommodation as U.S. Navy seaplane tender);
Sensors &; processing systems	RCA SPS-12 air search radar; I-band navigation radar; RCA/General Electric Mark 26 I/J-band fire control radar;
Armament	1 × 127-millimeter (5-inch) 38-caliber gun mount; 2 × twin 40-millimeter antiaircraft gun mounts; 1 × single 40-millimeter antiaircraft gun mount;

The second USS Orca (AVP-49) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1960. She saw service during the latter stages of World War II and during the Cold War. In 1962 she was loaned to Ethiopia, where she served in the Ethiopian Navy as the training ship Ethiopia (A-01) until 1991. She was the Ethiopian Navy's largest ship until she was sold for scrapping in 1993.

History
USS Orca (AVP-49) off Houghton, Washington, on 6 February 1944, two weeks after commissioning.
United States
Name	USS Orca
Namesake	Orca Bay in Alaska
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	13 July 1942
Launched	4 October 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. W. Reeves, Jr.
Commissioned	23 January 1944
Decommissioned	31 October 1947
Recommissioned	15 December 1951
Decommissioned	March 1960
Honors & awards	Three battle stars for World War II service Yellow "E" for excellence in the Air Department for fiscal year 1956
Fate	Loaned to Ethiopia January 1962 Sold to Ethiopia March 1976
History
Ethiopian
Name	Ethiopia (A-01)
Namesake	The country of Ethiopia
Acquired	January 1962 on loan March 1976 by outright sale
Commissioned	1962
Decommissioned	1991
Fate	Fled to Yemen May 1991; hulked there Sold for scrapping 1993
General characteristics (seaplane carrier)
Class & type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light) 2,592 tons (trial)
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam	41 ft 2 in (12.55 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) (lim.)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, two shafts
Speed	18.2 kn (33.7 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit)
Sensors & processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	3 × 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber guns 8 × 40 mm antiaircraft guns 8 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns 2 × depth charge tracks
Aviation facilities	Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel
General characteristics (training ship)
Type	Training ship
Displacement	1,766 tons (light) 2,800 tons (full load)
Length	310 ft 8 in (94.69 m)
Beam	41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
Draft	13 ft 5 in (4.09 m) (lim.)
Installed power	5,600 bhp (4,200 kW)
Propulsion	Two Fairbanks-Morse 38D 8 1/8-10 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph)
Complement	215 (ship's company as U.S. Navy seaplane tender) 367 (total accommodation as U.S. Navy seaplane tender)
Sensors & processing systems	RCA SPS-12 air search radar I-band navigation radar RCA/General Electric Mark 26 I/J-band fire control radar
Armament	1 × 127-millimeter (5-inch) 38-caliber gun mount 2 × twin 40-millimeter antiaircraft gun mounts 1 × single 40-millimeter antiaircraft gun mount