Wright 1942
Wright 1944
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| AZ1, 11.1923- AV1 | Wright | 680 | American SB, Hog Island // Tietjen & Lang, Hoboken | 1919 | 28.4.1920 | 12/1921 | seaplane tender 11.1923, miscellaneous vessel AG79 10.1944 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
11500 |
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Length, m |
136.6 |
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Breadth, m |
17.7 |
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Draught, m |
7.01 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 steam turbine, 6 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
6000 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 1630 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7.8, 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10, 12 seaplanes (MO,UO) |
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Complement |
228 |
Project history: Former transport of "Hog Island" type, converted to balloon tender before completion. Soon after commission she was reclassified to seaplane tender, ensuring basing of one squadron of seaplanes.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Wright was commissioned in mid-1922 as balloon tender. Converted to "pure" seaplane tender at Norfolk N Yd, Portsmouth in 7 - 12.1926. In 1944 Wright was reclassified to an auxiliary AG79 and also was used as a command ship on Pacific, renamed San Clemente 3.2.1945.
Wright
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