Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the US Navy
USS Tinian steaming to join the reserve fleet on 21 February 1946
History
United States
Name
USS Tinian
Namesake
Battle of Tinian
Builder
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Laid down
20 March 1945
Launched
5 September 1945
Acquired
30 July 1946
Stricken
1 June 1970
Fate
Sold for scrapping, 15 December 1971
General characteristics
Class and type
Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
Displacement
21,397 long tons (21,740 t)
Length
557 ft 1 in (169.80 m) loa
Beam
75 ft (23 m)
Draft
32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed power
16,000 shp (12,000 kW)
4 × boilers
Propulsion
2 × Steam turbines
2 × screw propellers
Speed
19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement
1,066
Armament
2 × 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose guns
36 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
20 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
Aircraft carried
33
Aviation facilities
2 × aircraft catapults
USS Tinian was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The Commencement Bay class were built during World War II, and were an improvement over the earlier Sangamon class, which were converted from oil tankers. They were capable of carrying an air group of 33 planes and were armed with an anti-aircraft battery of 5 in (127 mm), 40 mm (1.6 in), and 20 mm (0.8 in) guns. The ships were capable of a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph), and due to their origin as tankers, had extensive fuel storage.
Ordered and constructed during World War II, Tinian never entered active service and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Tacoma after being completed. In June 1955, the ship was reclassified a helicopter carrier and in May 1959, a cargo ship and aircraft ferry. The ship remained in reserve for her entire career and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1970 and sold for scrap.
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