USS St. George (AV-16)
USS St. George (AV-16) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS St. George |
| Namesake | St. George Sound in Apalachicola Bay, Florida |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington |
| Laid down | 4 August 1943 |
| Launched | 14 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1 August 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1963 |
| Honors & awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold to Italy |
| Italy | |
| Name | Andrea Bafile (A 5314) |
| Namesake | Andrea Bafile, a Gold Medal of Military Valor recipient |
| Acquired | 11 December 1968 |
| Decommissioned | 1981 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kenneth Whiting-class seaplane tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 5 in (21.16 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine, 2 boilers, 1 shaft, 8,500 hp (6,338 kW) |
| Speed | 18.7 knots (34.6 km/h; 21.5 mph) |
| Complement | 1,077 |
| Armament |
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USS St. George (AV-16) was a Kenneth Whiting-class seaplane tender in the United States Navy.
St. George was laid down on 4 August 1943 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington, launched on 14 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Alfred E. Montgomery; and commissioned on 24 July 1944.