USS Duxbury Bay

	USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) off Houghton, Washington on 28 December 1944
History
United States
Name	USS Duxbury Bay
Namesake	Duxbury Bay, on the coast of Massachusetts
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	17 January 1944
Launched	2 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. R. E. Torkelson
Commissioned	31 December 1944
Decommissioned	30 April 1966
Stricken	1 May 1966
Fate	Sold for scrapping July 1967
General characteristics
Class & 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)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company); 367 (including aviation unit);
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	1 × single 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mount (removed ca. 1956); 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

USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1966.

History
USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) off Houghton, Washington on 28 December 1944
United States
Name	USS Duxbury Bay
Namesake	Duxbury Bay, on the coast of Massachusetts
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	17 January 1944
Launched	2 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. R. E. Torkelson
Commissioned	31 December 1944
Decommissioned	30 April 1966
Stricken	1 May 1966
Fate	Sold for scrapping July 1967
General characteristics
Class & 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)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	215 (ship's company) 367 (including aviation unit)
Sensors & processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	1 × single 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber dual-purpose gun mount (removed ca. 1956) 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