USS Hamlin (AV-15)
USS Hamlin (AV-15) in February 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Hamlin |
| Namesake | Hamlin Sound in South Carolina |
| Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched | 11 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 26 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 15 January 1947 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1963 |
| Honors & awards | 3 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 8 March 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kenneth Whiting-class seaplane tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine, 2 boilers, 1 shaft, 8,500 hp (6,338 kW) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement | 1,077 |
| Armament |
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USS Hamlin (AV-15) was a Kenneth Whiting-class seaplane tender in the United States Navy.
Hamlin was launched by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington on 11 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Constance Taffinder, daughter of Rear Admiral S. A. Taffinder; and commissioned on 26 June 1944.