USS San Carlos (AVP-51)
USS San Carlos (AVP-51) was a Barnegat-class seaplane tender built for the United States Navy during World War II. San Carlos, named after San Carlos Bay, Florida, was in commissioned from 1944 to 1947 and earned three battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. After eleven years in reserve, San Carlos was converted to oceanographic research ship USNS Josiah Willard Gibbs (T-AGOR-1)—named after American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs—and placed in service as a non-commissioned ship of the Military Sea Transportation Service from 1958 to 1971. In December 1971, the ship was transferred to the Hellenic Navy as Hephaistos (A413), a motor torpedo boat tender. Hephaistos was struck from the rolls of the Hellenic Navy in April 1976.
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USS San Carlos (AVP-51)
USS San Carlos (AVP-51) was a Barnegat-class seaplane tender built for the United States Navy during World War II. San Carlos, named after San Carlos Bay, Florida, was in commissioned from 1944 to 1947 and earned three battle stars for service in the Pacific during World War II. After eleven years in reserve, San Carlos was converted to oceanographic research ship USNS Josiah Willard Gibbs (T-AGOR-1)—named after American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs—and placed in service as a non-commissioned ship of the Military Sea Transportation Service from 1958 to 1971. In December 1971, the ship was transferred to the Hellenic Navy as Hephaistos (A413), a motor torpedo boat tender. Hephaistos was struck from the rolls of the Hellenic Navy in April 1976.
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date of acquirement
1971-12-15
active years end date
1971-12-07
active years start date
1958-12-18
commissioning date
1944-03-21
decommissioning date
1947-06-30
laying down
1942-09-17
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1.24968e+1
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1942-12-20
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Transferred toHellenic Navy, 15 December 1971
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Ship aircraft facilities
Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; aviation fuel
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* 2 × 5-inch guns
* 2 × dual ...... guns
* 2 × depth charge tracks
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*1,766 tons
*2,750 tons
Ship honors
Three battle stars for World War II service
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Ship propulsion
Diesel engines, two shafts
Ship refit
As oceanographic research ship July–December 1958
Ship sponsor
Mrs. Henry D. Batterton
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USS San Carlos (AVP-51) was a ...... e Hellenic Navy in April 1976.
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USS San Carlos (AVP-51)
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Hephaistos
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USNS Josiah Willard Gibbs
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USS San Carlos
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