
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
AV-11 USS Norton Sound
- Currituck class Aircraft Tender:
- Displacement: 14,300 tons (full load)
- Length: 541'
- Beam: 71'
- Draft: 22'
- Speed: 18 knots
- Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 3x4 40mm, 4x2 40mm, 20 20mm
- Complement:
- Turbine engines; twin screws, 12,000 shaft hp
- Built at Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., San Pedro, Calif., and commissioned 8 January 1945
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Last updated:
August 18, 2000