USS Rockaway information

	Rockaway (AVP-29) on 6 October 1944, shortly after her main armament was reduced to a single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber gun
History
United States
Name	USS Rockaway (AVP-29)
Namesake	Rockaway Inlet, on the southwestern coast of Long Island, New York, at the entrance to New York Bay
Builder	Associated Shipbuilders, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Laid down	30 June 1941
Launched	14 February 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Z. E. Briggs
Commissioned	6 January 1943
Reclassified	Miscellaneous auxiliary (as press information ship), AG-123, 30 July 1945; Small seaplane tender, AVP-29, 26 October 1945;
Stricken	26 September 1966
Honors and; awards	One battle star for World War II service
Fate	Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard 24 December 1948; Transferred permanently to Coast Guard 26 September 1966;
United States
Name	USCGC Rockaway (WAVP-377)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Loaned by United States Navy to U.S. Coast Guard 24 December 1948; Transferred permanently from U.S. Navy to U.S. Coast Guard 26 September 1966;
Commissioned	10 January 1949
Reclassified	Oceanographic vessel (WAGO-377) 1965
Reclassified	High endurance cutter (WHEC-377) 1 May 1966
Reclassified	Offshore law enforcement vessel (WOLE-377) 23 September 1971
Decommissioned	29 January 1972
Nickname(s)	"The Rock"; "Lobster Patrol";
Fate	Sold for scrapping 21 October 1972
General characteristics (seaplane tender)
Class and type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Type	Seaplane tender 1943-1945; Press information ship 1945; Seaplane tender 1945-1948;
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,750 ons (full load)
Length	311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,080 horsepower (4.54 megawatts)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse, direct reversing diesel engines; two shafts
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company); 367 (including aviation unit);
Armament	1 × single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mount; 1 × quad 40-mm antiaircraft gun mount; 2 × dual 40-mm antiaircraft gun mounts; 4 dual × 20-mm antiaircraft gun mounts; 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
General characteristics (Coast Guard cutter)
Class and type	Casco-class cutter
Displacement	2,390 tons (full load) in 1967
Length	310 ft 7.75 in (94.6849 m) overall; 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	41 ft 2.375 in (12.55713 m) maximum
Draft	13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) maximum aft at full load in 1967
Installed power	6,080 bhp (4,530 kW)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse direct-reversing diesel engines, two shafts; 166,430 US gallons (630,000 L) of fuel
Speed	18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) (maximum sustained) in 1967; 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h) (economic) in 1967;
Range	9,902 nautical miles (18,339 km) at 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) in 1967; 18,289 nautical miles (33,871 km) at 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h) in 1967;
Complement	In 1967: 151 (10 officers, 3 warrant officers, 138 enlisted personnel)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radars in 1967 (one each): SPS-23, SPS-29D; Sonar in 1967: SQS-1;
Armament	In 1967: 2 x 81-millimeter Mark 2 mortars; 2 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) Mark 2 machine guns; 2 × Mark 32 Mod 5 antisubmarine projectors;

USS Rockaway (AVP-29), later AG-123, was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946. She served in both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean during World War II. In 1948, she was loaned to the United States Coast Guard, in which she served as the cutter USCGC Rockaway (WAVP-377), later WAGO-377, WHEC-377, and WOLE-377, from 1949 to 1972.

^ Per the United States Coast Guard Historian's Office (at http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Rockaway_1948.asp). However, NavSource.org (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/43/4329.htm) places her decommissioning date on 21 September 1972.

[1] Per the United States Coast Guard Historian's Office (at http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Rockaway_1948.asp). However, NavSource.org (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/43/4329.htm) places her decommissioning date on 21 September 1972.

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History
Rockaway (AVP-29) on 6 October 1944, shortly after her main armament was reduced to a single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber gun
United States
Name	USS Rockaway (AVP-29)
Namesake	Rockaway Inlet, on the southwestern coast of Long Island, New York, at the entrance to New York Bay
Builder	Associated Shipbuilders, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Laid down	30 June 1941
Launched	14 February 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Z. E. Briggs
Commissioned	6 January 1943
Reclassified	Miscellaneous auxiliary (as press information ship), AG-123, 30 July 1945 Small seaplane tender, AVP-29, 26 October 1945
Stricken	26 September 1966
Honors and awards	One battle star for World War II service
Fate	Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard 24 December 1948 Transferred permanently to Coast Guard 26 September 1966
United States
Name	USCGC Rockaway (WAVP-377)
Namesake	Previous name retained
Acquired	Loaned by United States Navy to U.S. Coast Guard 24 December 1948 Transferred permanently from U.S. Navy to U.S. Coast Guard 26 September 1966
Commissioned	10 January 1949
Reclassified	Oceanographic vessel (WAGO-377) 1965
Reclassified	High endurance cutter (WHEC-377) 1 May 1966
Reclassified	Offshore law enforcement vessel (WOLE-377) 23 September 1971
Decommissioned	29 January 1972^[1]
Nickname(s)	"The Rock" "Lobster Patrol"
Fate	Sold for scrapping 21 October 1972
General characteristics (seaplane tender)
Class and type	Barnegat-class small seaplane tender
Type	Seaplane tender 1943-1945 Press information ship 1945 Seaplane tender 1945-1948
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,750 ons (full load)
Length	311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,080 horsepower (4.54 megawatts)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse, direct reversing diesel engines; two shafts
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit)
Armament	1 × single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mount 1 × quad 40-mm antiaircraft gun mount 2 × dual 40-mm antiaircraft gun mounts 4 dual × 20-mm antiaircraft gun mounts 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
General characteristics (Coast Guard cutter)
Class and type	Casco-class cutter
Displacement	2,390 tons (full load) in 1967
Length	310 ft 7.75 in (94.6849 m) overall; 300 ft 0 in (91.44 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	41 ft 2.375 in (12.55713 m) maximum
Draft	13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) maximum aft at full load in 1967
Installed power	6,080 bhp (4,530 kW)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse direct-reversing diesel engines, two shafts; 166,430 US gallons (630,000 L) of fuel
Speed	18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) (maximum sustained) in 1967 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h) (economic) in 1967
Range	9,902 nautical miles (18,339 km) at 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) in 1967 18,289 nautical miles (33,871 km) at 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h) in 1967
Complement	In 1967: 151 (10 officers, 3 warrant officers, 138 enlisted personnel)
Sensors and processing systems	Radars in 1967 (one each): SPS-23, SPS-29D Sonar in 1967: SQS-1
Armament	In 1967: 2 x 81-millimeter Mark 2 mortars 2 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) Mark 2 machine guns 2 × Mark 32 Mod 5 antisubmarine projectors