USS Absecon (AVP-23)
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The second USS Absecon (AVP-23) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1947, converted during construction to serve as a catapult training ship. The ship was later used by the United States Coast Guard, South Vietnam's Republic of Vietnam Navy, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's Vietnamese People's Navy.Absecon was laid down on 23 July 1941 at Houghton, Washington, by Lake Washington Shipyard. She was launched on 8 March 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Robert L. Moon, Jr., the daughter of Captain G. E. Davis…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The second USS Absecon (AVP-23) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1947, converted during construction to serve as a catapult training ship. The ship was later used by the United States Coast Guard, South Vietnam's Republic of Vietnam Navy, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's Vietnamese People's Navy.Absecon was laid down on 23 July 1941 at Houghton, Washington, by Lake Washington Shipyard. She was launched on 8 March 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Robert L. Moon, Jr., the daughter of Captain G. E. Davis who was then the chief of staff to the Commandant of the 13th Naval District and the wife of Commander Robert L. Moon, Jr.. Absecon was unique among the Barnegat-class ships in that she was the only one fitted with an aircraft catapult and cranes for handling floatplanes.