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Photo # 19-N-79904:  USS Corson underway on 29 November 1944.

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USS Corson (AVP-37), 1944-1966

USS Corson, a 1,766-ton Barnegat class small seaplane tender, was built at Houghton, Washington, and was commissioned in December 1944. She sailed from San Diego in February 1945 and, after briefly tending seaplanes at Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok, arrived at Ulithi in April. In May she made two trips from Ulithi to the Palaus and participated in a one-day bombardment of Eil Malk island. Departing Ulithi in late June, she served at Eniwetok in July and early August and at Okinawa in August and September. Corson moved to Nagasaki, Japan, in mid-September and tended seaplanes there, at Sasebo, and in Hiro Wan in support of occupation forces. She departed Japan in January 1946 and arrived at Alameda, California, in February for inactivation. Corson was decommissioned in June 1946.

Corson was recommissioned in early 1951 and made four deployments to the western Pacific during the next four years. During her final deployment, in 1955, she performed a wide range of duties including serving as station tender at Hong Kong, laying a seadrome in the Pescadores Islands, and providing advance base support at Keelung, Taiwan. Corson was decommissioned in March 1956 and was expended as a target in 1966.

This page features all our views of USS Corson.


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Photo #: 19-N-79903

USS Corson (AVP-37)


Photographed off the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, on 29 November 1944.
The ship is wearing Measure 33 Design 1F camouflage. She was commissioned four days later.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 625 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 19-N-79904

USS Corson (AVP-37)


Photographed off the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, on 29 November 1944.
The ship is wearing Measure 33 Design 1F camouflage. She was commissioned four days later.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 600 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 19-N-79905

USS Corson (AVP-37)


Photographed off the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, on 29 November 1944.
The ship is wearing Measure 33 Design 1F camouflage. She was commissioned four days later.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 625 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 19-N-79906

USS Corson (AVP-37)


A direct bow view taken off the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, on 29 November 1944.
The ship was commissioned four days later.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 640 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 19-N-79907

USS Corson (AVP-37)


A direct stern view taken off the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, on 29 November 1944.
Note the twin depth charge racks on the fantail. The ship was commissioned four days later.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 620 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: NH 97611

USS Corson (AVP-37)


Photographed shortly after recommissioning in 1951.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 620 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 97820

USS Corson (AVP-37)


Underway shortly after recommissioning in 1951, probably off San Diego, California.
Note the nest of three boats stowed on her fantail.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 580 pixels

 
Photo #: 19-N-71507

USS Corson (AVP-37)


Being christened by Mrs. G. A. Hatton during launching ceremonies on 15 July 1944.
The ship was built by the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 620 pixels

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Photo #: 19-N-71508

USS Corson (AVP-37)


Being launched at the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, on 15 July 1944.

Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 120KB; 740 x 625 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 


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Page made 26 May 2001
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