| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Seaplane tender |
| Class | Barnegat |
| Pennant | AVP 29 |
| Built by | Associated Ship Building Inc. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 30 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 14 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 6 Jan 1943 |
| End service | 21 Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 21 March 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Rockaway (AVP 29)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Henry Carpenter Doan, USN | 6 Jan 1943 | 21 Jan 1944 (1) |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. James Herve Mills, Jr., USN | 21 Jan 1944 | 11 Jul 1945 |
| 3 | T/Cdr. William Leroy Richards, USN | 11 Jul 1945 | 15 Aug 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Thomas Cameron, USNR | 15 Aug 1945 | 26 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Rockaway include:
20 Jan 1945
USS Hackleback (T/Lt.Cdr. F.E. Janney, USN) conducted exercises in the Gulf of Panama with USS Paul Jones (Lt.Cdr. H.M. Payne, USNR) and USS Rockaway (T/Cdr. James Herve Mills, Jr., USN).