USS Chincoteague

USS Chincoteague (AVP-24) off the United States West Coast in mid-1945 after an overhaul.
History
United States
Name	USS Chincoteague (AVP-24)
Namesake	Chincoteague Bay, on the coast of Maryland and Virginia
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	23 July 1941
Launched	15 April 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Doris W. Rowe
Commissioned	12 April 1943
Decommissioned	21 December 1946
Honors and awards	Six battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Loaned to United States Coast Guard 7 March 1949 Transferred outright to Coast Guard 26 September 1966
Acquired	Transferred from U.S Coast Guard 21 June 1972
Fate	Transferred to South Vietnam 21 June 1972
United States
Name	USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Loaned by U.S. Navy to U.S. Coast Guard 7 March 1949 Transferred permanently to Coast Guard 26 September 1966
Commissioned	7 March 1949
Reclassified	High endurance cutter, WHEC-375, 1 May 1966
Decommissioned	21 June 1972
Fate	Transferred to U.S. Navy 21 June 1972
South Vietnam
Name	RVNS Lý Thường Kiệt (HQ-16)
Namesake	Lý Thường Kiệt (1019–1105), a Lý dynasty general famed for repelling a Chinese invasion in 1075
Acquired	21 June 1972
Fate	Fled to Philippines on collapse of South Vietnam April 1975 Formally transferred to Republic of the Philippines 5 April 1976
Philippine
Name	RPS Andrés Bonifacio (PF-7)
Namesake	Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (1863–1897), a Filipino revolutionary leader, regarded as the "Father of the Philippine Revolution" and one of the most influential national heroes of the Philippines
Acquired	5 April 1976
Commissioned	27 July 1976
Renamed	BRP Andrés Bonifacio (PF-7) June 1980
Decommissioned	1985?
Fate	Sold for scrapping 2003[1]
General characteristics (seaplane tender)
Class and type	Barnegat-class 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 engines, two shafts
Speed	18.2 knots (33.7 km/h)s
Complement	215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	3 × 5 in (130 mm) guns 8 × 40 mm guns 8 × 20 mm 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 (Coast Guard cutter)
Class and type	Casco-class cutter
Displacement	2,497 tons (full load) in 1965
Length	310 ft 9.5 in (94.729 m) overall; 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	41 ft 0 in (12.50 m) maximum
Draft	12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) (full load) in 1965
Installed power	6,400 bhp (4,800 kW)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse direct-reversing diesel engines, two shafts; 166,430 US gallons (630,000 L) of fuel
Speed	17.0 knots (31.5 km/h) (maximum sustained in 1965) 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) (economic in 1965)
Range	10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h) in 1965 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) in 1965
Complement	149 (10 officers, 3 warrant officers, 136 enlisted personnel)
Sensors and processing systems	Radars in 1965 (one each): AN-SPS-23, AN-SPS-29D Sonar in 1965: AN-SQS-1
Armament	In 1965: one single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber Mark 12 Mod 1, 1 x Mark 52 Mod 3 director, 1 x Mark 26 fire-control radar, 1 x Mark 11 antisubmarine projector, 2 x Mark 32 Mod 2 torpedo tubes
General characteristics (South Vietnamese frigate)
Class and type	Trần Quang Khải-class frigate
Displacement	1,766 tons (standard) 2,800 tons (full load)
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) (overall); 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) waterline
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	13 ft 5 in (4.09 m)
Installed power	6,080 horsepower (4.54 megawatts)
Propulsion	2 x Fairbanks Morse 38D diesel engines
Speed	approximately 18 knots (maximum)
Complement	approximately 200
Armament	1 × 5-inch/38-caliber (127-millimeter) dual-purpose gun 1 or 2 x 81-millimeter mortars in some ships[2] Several machine guns
General characteristics (Philippine Navy frigate)
Class and type	Andrés Bonifacio-class frigate
Displacement	1,766 tons (standard) 2,800 tons (full load)
Length	311.65 ft (94.99 m)
Beam	41.18 ft (12.55 m)
Draft	13.66 ft (4.16 m)
Installed power	6,200 brake horsepower (4.63 megawatts)
Propulsion	2 × Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 1/8 diesel engines
Speed	18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) (maximum)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h)
Sensors and processing systems	Sperry AN/SPS-53 Surface Search Radar[3] Westinghouse AN/SPS-29D Air Search Radar[3] Mk.26 Mod.1 Fire Control System[3] Mk.52 Mod.3 Gun Director
Armament	1 × Mk.12 5-inch/38-caliber (127 mm) dual-purpose gun 2 × Mk.1 Twin Bofors 40 mm L/60 AA guns 2 × Single Bofors 40 mm L/60 AA guns 4 × Twin Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 4 × M2 Browning .50-caliber (12.7-mm) general-purpose machine guns 2 × 81 mm Mortars
Aircraft carried	None permanently assigned; helipad could accommodate one MBB Bo 105 Helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad; no support capability

USS Chincoteague (AVP-24) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, she was in commission in the United States Coast Guard as the cutter USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375), later WHEC-375, from 1949 to 1972. She was transferred to South Vietnam in 1972 and was commissioned into service with the Republic of Vietnam Navy as the frigate RVNS Lý Thường Kiệt (HQ-16), seeing combat in the Battle of the Paracel Islands in 1974. When South Vietnam collapsed at the conclusion of the Vietnam War in 1975, she fled to the Philippines, where she was commissioned into the Philippine Navy, serving as the frigate RPS (later BRP) Andrés Bonifacio (PF-7) from 1976 to 1985.