USS Timbalier information

USS *Timbalier* (AVP-54)
	USS Timbalier underway ca. 1946
History
United States
Namesake	Timbalier Bay in Louisiana
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	9 November 1942
Launched	18 April 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. S. B. Dunlap
Commissioned	24 May 1946
Decommissioned	15 November 1954
Stricken	1 May 1960
Identification	IMO number: 5298470
Fate	Sold 20 December 1960
Greece
Name	MV Ródos
Namesake	Rhodes
Acquired	22 December 1960
Fate	Scrapped 1989
General characteristics
Class and type	Barnegat-class seaplane tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,750 tons (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	6,000 hp (4,500 kW) Diesel engines
Propulsion	Two shafts
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph)
Complement	215 (ship's company); 367 (including aviation unit);
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	1 × single 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount; 1 × quad 40 mm antiaircraft gun mount; 2 × dual 40mm 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

USS Timbalier (AVP-54) was a Barnegat-class seaplane tender of the United States Navy. She was commissioned shortly after the end of World War II, and served between 1946 and her decommissioning in 1954. She later saw commercial service as the Greek cruise ship MV Ródos.

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History
USS Timbalier underway ca. 1946
United States
Namesake	Timbalier Bay in Louisiana
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	9 November 1942
Launched	18 April 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. S. B. Dunlap
Commissioned	24 May 1946
Decommissioned	15 November 1954
Stricken	1 May 1960
Identification	IMO number: 5298470
Fate	Sold 20 December 1960
Greece
Name	MV Ródos
Namesake	Rhodes
Acquired	22 December 1960
Fate	Scrapped 1989
General characteristics
Class and type	Barnegat-class seaplane tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,750 tons (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	6,000 hp (4,500 kW) Diesel engines
Propulsion	Two shafts
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph)
Complement	215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	1 × single 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount 1 × quad 40 mm antiaircraft gun mount 2 × dual 40mm 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