| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Seaplane tender |
| Class | Tangier |
| Pennant | AV 8 |
| Built by | Moore Dry Dock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Mar 1939 |
| Launched | 15 Sep 1939 |
| Commissioned | 25 Aug 1941 |
| End service | Jan 1947 |
| History | Acquired by the USN on 8 July 1940 |
Commands listed for USS Tangier (AV 8)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague, USN | 8 Jul 1940 | 25 Apr 1942 |
| 2 | Cdr. George Harbord de Baun, USN | 25 Apr 1942 | 1 Sep 1942 |
| 3 | T/Capt. Wendell Gray Switzer, USN | 1 Sep 1942 | 27 Aug 1943 |
| 4 | T/Capt. Howard Leyland Young, USN | 27 Aug 1943 | Jan 1944 (1) |
| 5 | T/Capt. Richard Maxey Oliver, USN | Jan 1944 | Jan 1945 |
| 6 | T/Cdr. Morton Klyne Fleming, Jr., USN | Jan 1945 | 15 Sep 1945 |
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