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Chandeleur

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
AV10	Chandeleur	64	Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco	29.5.1941	29.11.1941	11.1942	stricken 4.1971

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	11500
Displacement full, t	13700
Length, m	150.0
Breadth, m	21.2
Draught, m	7.24 full load
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 set geared steam turbines, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	9350
Max speed, kts	17
Fuel, t	oil 1309
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk18/20, 4 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 15 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 24 seaplanes (SOC/SON, SO3C, OS2U/OS2N)
Electronic equipment
Complement	1077

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Aircraft facilities

Aircraft fuel stowage was 1 180 900 l. There was 1 heavy crane for handling seaplanes.

Project history

In 1941 USN ordered some more seaplane tenders in standard C3-S type cargo hulls. They were purchased by Navy already after launching and converted while outfitted afloat. The aviation deck for seaplane maintenance was arranged aft from superstructure and raised one level over a cargo deck. The crane for aircraft handling was placed on stern. Cargo holds were arranged for storage of various aviation equipment and aviation fuel.

Chandeleur was built in C3-S-A2 type hull.

Modernizations

1943-1945, + presumably SG, SK, Mk 26 radars

1.1946: 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 4 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 15 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 24 seaplanes, presumably SG, SK, Mk 26 radars

Naval service

: No significant events.