 USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) off Houghton, Washington on 28 December 1944
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Duxbury Bay |
| Namesake | Duxbury Bay, on the coast of Massachusetts |
| Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
| Laid down | 17 January 1944 |
| Launched | 2 October 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. R. E. Torkelson |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1966 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1966 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping July 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender |
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| Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
| Propulsion | Diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
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| Sensors and processing systems | Radar; sonar |
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| Aviation facilities | Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel |
USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1966.