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 and awards	3 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 8 March 1962
General characteristics
Class and type	Kenneth Whiting-class seaplane tender
Displacement	8,510 long tons (8,647 t) light 12,610 long tons (12,812 t) full
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	2 × single 5"/38 caliber guns 2 × quad 40 mm AA gun mounts 2 × dual 40 mm AA gun mounts 16 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts

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.