Allied Warships

USS Salesbury Sound (AV 13)

Seaplane tender of the Currituck class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSeaplane tender
ClassCurrituck 
PennantAV 13 
Built byLos Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered16 Dec 1940 
Laid down10 Apr 1943 
Launched18 Jan 1944 
Commissioned26 Nov 1945 
End service31 Mar 1967 
History

Decommissioned on 31 March 1967
Sold to be broken up for scrap on 7 February 1972

 

Commands listed for USS Salesbury Sound (AV 13)

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1T/Capt. Doyle George Donaho, USN26 Nov 194526 Dec 1946 (1)

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