Allied Warships

Seaplane tenders

No specific class

2 ships


The seaplane tender USS Wright (AV 1) of the US Navy.

Technical information

TypeSeaplane tender
Displacement 
Length 
Complement 
Armament 
Notes on classDisplacement, complement and armament are listed, if known to us, on each individual page. 


All ships of the class


US Navy US Navy (more on US Navy)

USS Wright (AV 1)
USS Langley (AV 3) Lost on 27 Feb 1942


2 Seaplane tenders of the class. 1 of them was lost.

See all Seaplane tender classes.


Books dealing with this subject include:

World War II American Destroyer Seaplane Tenders, Clemson Hull Conversions AVD-1 through AVD-14, Borchers, Duane D., Sr.,



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