USS Chandeleur information

	USS Chandeleur (AV-10)
History
United States
Name	USS Chandeleur
Namesake	Chandeleur Sound in Louisiana
Builder	Western Pipe & Steel
Laid down	29 May 1941
Launched	29 November 1941
Sponsored by	Mrs. F. McCrary
Christened	Chandeleur
Completed	19 November 1942
Commissioned	19 November 1942
Decommissioned	12 February 1947
Stricken	1 April 1971
Honours and; awards	Five battle stars for service in World War II.
Fate	Scrapped 1971
Notes	WPS Hull no. 64.; MARCOM Hull no. 173.; Type C3-S1-B1.;
General characteristics
Class and type	Chandeleur class seaplane tender
Displacement	5,300 lt tons, 13,700 fl tons
Length	492 ft (150 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draught	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Propulsion	2 × General Electric steam turbines, 2 × Foster-Wheeler boilers, single shaft, single propeller, horsepower 9,350
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	1075
Armament	1 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun mount.; 4 × 3-inch/50 cal. gun mounts.; 4 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts.; 15 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts.;

USS Chandeleur (AV-10), a seaplane tender, was launched on 29 November 1941 by Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; transferred to the U.S. Navy 19 November 1942; and commissioned the same day.

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History
USS Chandeleur (AV-10)
United States
Name	USS Chandeleur
Namesake	Chandeleur Sound in Louisiana
Builder	Western Pipe & Steel
Laid down	29 May 1941
Launched	29 November 1941
Sponsored by	Mrs. F. McCrary
Christened	Chandeleur
Completed	19 November 1942
Commissioned	19 November 1942
Decommissioned	12 February 1947
Stricken	1 April 1971
Honours and awards	Five battle stars for service in World War II.
Fate	Scrapped 1971
Notes	WPS Hull no. 64. MARCOM Hull no. 173. Type C3-S1-B1.
General characteristics
Class and type	Chandeleur class seaplane tender
Displacement	5,300 lt tons, 13,700 fl tons
Length	492 ft (150 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draught	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Propulsion	2 × General Electric steam turbines, 2 × Foster-Wheeler boilers, single shaft, single propeller, horsepower 9,350
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	1075
Armament	1 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun mount. 4 × 3-inch/50 cal. gun mounts. 4 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts. 15 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts.