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Tangier

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
AV8	Tangier (ex-Sea Arrow)	195	Moore, Oakland	13.3.1939	15.9.1939	25.8.1940	stricken 6.1961
AV9	Pocomoke (ex-Exchequer)	254	Ingalls, Pascagoula	14.8.1938	8.6.1940	18.7.1941	stricken 6.1961

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	11760
Displacement full, t	13500
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.	8500
Max speed, kts	16.5
Fuel, t	AV8: oil 1309 AV9: oil 1313
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	4 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7.8.15, 8 x 1 - 12.7/90, 24 seaplanes (SOC/SON, OS2U)
Electronic equipment
Complement	1075

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Aircraft facilities

Aircraft fuel stowage was 1 101 500 l. There was 1 heavy crane for handling seaplanes.

Project history

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 an aviation fuel.

Modernizations

1942 - 1943, both: - 4 x 1 - 127/51, 8 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 4 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 15 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, presumably SG, SK, Mk 26 radars

1.1946, both: 41 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.