USS Corson information

	USS Corson (AVP-37) off Houghton, Washington, on 29 November 1944.
History
United States
Name	USS Corson
Namesake	Corson Inlet, at Cape May on the New Jersey coast
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Launched	16 July 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. G. A. Hatton
Commissioned	3 December 1944
Decommissioned	21 June 1946
Recommissioned	13 February 1951
Decommissioned	9 March 1956
Stricken	1 April 1966
Fate	Sunk as target 1966
General characteristics
Class and type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,750 tons (full load);
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company); 367 (including aviation unit);
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	2 × single 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mounts; 4 × 20-mm antiaircraft guns; 2 × depth charge tracks;
Aviation facilities	Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel

USS Corson (AVP-37) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1956.

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History
USS Corson (AVP-37) off Houghton, Washington, on 29 November 1944.
United States
Name	USS Corson
Namesake	Corson Inlet, at Cape May on the New Jersey coast
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Launched	16 July 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. G. A. Hatton
Commissioned	3 December 1944
Decommissioned	21 June 1946
Recommissioned	13 February 1951
Decommissioned	9 March 1956
Stricken	1 April 1966
Fate	Sunk as target 1966
General characteristics
Class and type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light) 2,750 tons (full load)
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	2 × single 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mounts 4 × 20-mm antiaircraft guns 2 × depth charge tracks
Aviation facilities	Supplies, spare parts, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel