Allied Warships

USS Norton Sound (AV 11)

Seaplane tender of the Currituck class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSeaplane tender
ClassCurrituck 
PennantAV 11 
Built byLos Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered16 Dec 1940 
Laid down7 Sep 1942 
Launched28 Nov 1943 
Commissioned28 Jan 1945 
End service11 Dec 1986 
History

Decommissioned on 10 August 1959
Recommissioned on 20 June 1960
Decommissioned on 11 December 1986
Stricken on 26 January 1987

 

Commands listed for USS Norton Sound (AV 11)

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1T/Cdr. Benjamin Scott Custer, USN8 Jan 19457 Sep 1945 (1)

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