Category Archives: US Seaplane Tenders

USS Albemarle (AV-5) was one of only two Curtiss-class seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just prior to the United States‘ entry into World War II. Named for Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast, she was the third U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Albemarle was laid down on 12 June 1939 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, and launched on 13 JulyContinue reading “The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Albemarle (AV-5) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 10 August 1944”

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 10, 2026 (AV-13: displacement 13,635; length 540’5″; beam 69’3″; draft 22’3″; speed 19.2 knots; complement 684; armament 4 5-inch, 20 40-millimeter, 20 20-millimeter; class Currituck) A sound near Sitka, Alaska. Puget Sound (AV-13) was laid down on 10 April 1943 by Todd Shipyards Corp., San Pedro, Calif.; renamed Salisbury Sound on 5 June 1944; launched on 18Continue reading “USS Salisbury Sound”