USS Oyster Bay
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6) |
| Namesake | Oyster Bay, New York |
| Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
| Laid down | 17 April 1942 |
| Launched | 17 September 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. William K. Harrill |
| Reclassified | AGP-6, 1 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 17 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 26 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 April 1946 |
| Reinstated | 4 January 1949 |
| Reclassified | AVP-28, 16 March 1949 |
| Stricken | unknown |
| Fate | Transferred to Marina Militare, 23 October 1957 |
| History | |
| Italy | |
| Name | Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301) |
| Namesake | Pietro Cavezzale, a Silver Medal of Military Valor recipient |
| Acquired | 23 October 1957 |
| Decommissioned | October 1993 |
| Stricken | 31 March 1994 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, February 1996 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender, converted during construction into motor torpedo boat tender |
| Displacement | 1,766 tons (light); 2,750 tons (full load) |
| Length | 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
| Propulsion | Diesel engine, two shafts |
| Speed | 18.6 knots |
| Complement |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar; sonar |
| Armament |
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USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6), originally and later AVP-28, was a United States Navy motor torpedo boat tender in commission from 1943 to 1946. She saw service in World War II.
From 1957 to 1993, the former Oyster Bay served in the Italian Navy as the special forces tender Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301).