| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Seaplane tender |
| Class | Barnegat |
| Pennant | AVP 38 |
| Built by | Lake Washington Shipyards (Houghton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 16 Sep 1942 |
| Laid down | 17 Jan 1944 |
| Launched | 2 Oct 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 Dec 1944 |
| End service | 30 Apr 1966 |
| History | Decommissioned on 30 April 1966 |
Commands listed for USS Duxbury Bay (AVP 38)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. F. N. House, USN | 31 Dec 1944 | mid 1946 (1) |
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Notable events involving Duxbury Bay include:
8 Feb 1945
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Lauerman, USN) conducted exercises off San Diego together with USS Duxbury Bay (Cdr. F.N. Howe, USN) and USS PC-801 (Lt.(jg.) W.D. Wallace, USNR).