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The second USS ''Barnegat'' (AVP-10), in commission from 1941 to 1946, was the lead ship of her class of small seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just before and during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name. After the end of her U.S. Navy career, the former ''Barnegat]] operated as the Greek cruise ship MV ''Kentavros'' from 1962, and finally was scrapped in 1986. == Early career == ''Barnegat'' was laid down on 27 October 1939 at Bremerton, Washington, by the Puget Sound Navy Yard and launched on 23 May 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Lucien F. Kimball. ''Barnegat'' was commissioned on 3 July 1941 with Commander Felix L. Baker in command. For the next three months, ''Barnegat'' remained at Puget Sound, conducting sea trials and testing equipment, such as her large aircraft handling crane. The “years of operation of patrol planes in the Fleet and the increasingly important role played by these planes”〔This quote, from the ship's ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/barnegat-ii.htm) is unattributed.〕 had also shown that the ''Lapwing''-class converted minesweepers fell “far short of the characteristics needed”〔This quote, from the ship's ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/barnegat-ii.htm) is unattributed.〕 for mobile tenders to operate patrol planes “where shore facilities were not available.”〔This quote, from the ship's ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/barnegat-ii.htm) is unattributed.〕 This meant specifications that included a draft that would “permit entrance into the greater number of small harbors which might be suitable for seaplane anchorages,”〔This quote, from the ship's ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/barnegat-ii.htm) is unattributed.〕 the ability to tend a 12-plane patrol squadron, high maneuverability, and the ability to contribute to her own defense. Her trials completed by mid-October 1941, ''Barnegat'' stood out of Seattle, Washington, on 15 October 1941 and, later that afternoon, retrieved her assigned aircraft, a Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull floatplane, from Naval Air Station Seattle. On 16 October 1941, ''Barnegat'' proceeded south and reached the Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California, on 19 October 1941. There, she loaded ammunition before sailing for the United States East Coast on 22 October 1941. ''Barnegat'' called at Acapulco, Mexico, from 27 October 1941 to 29 October 1941 and then sailed for Panama, transiting the Panama Canal on 2 November 1941. After pausing briefly at Hampton Roads, Virginia, en route, she reached the Boston Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts, on 12 November 1941. More tests and trials kept ''Barnegat'' busy in the local operating area into the early spring of 1942. By then, the United States had entered World War II as a full partner in the Allied cause. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Barnegat (AVP-10)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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