Allied Warships

USS Suisun (AVP 53)

Seaplane tender of the Barnegat class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSeaplane tender
ClassBarnegat 
PennantAVP 53 
Built byLake Washington Shipyards (Houghton, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered11 Apr 1942 
Laid down4 Oct 1942 
Launched14 Mar 1943 
Commissioned14 Sep 1944 
End service5 Aug 1955 
History

Decommissioned on 5 August 1955
Stricken on 1 April 1966
Sunk as a target in October 1966

 

Commands listed for USS Suisun (AVP 53)

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1T/Cdr. James John Vaughan, USN13 Sep 1944Feb 1946 (1)

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