Allied Warships

USS Onslow (AVP 48)

Seaplane tender of the Barnegat class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSeaplane tender
ClassBarnegat 
PennantAVP 48 
Built byLake Washington Shipyards (Houghton, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered11 Apr 1942 
Laid down18 May 1942 
Launched20 Sep 1942 
Commissioned22 Dec 1943 
End service22 Apr 1960 
History

Decommissioned in June 1947
Recommissioned in January 1951
Decommissioned on 22 April 1960
Stricken on 1 June 1960
Sold into merchantile service on 18 October 1960

 

Commands listed for USS Onslow (AVP 48)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Alden Delbert Schwarz, USN22 Dec 194328 Jul 1945 (1)
2T/Capt. Jules Frederick Schumacher, USN28 Jul 19452 Feb 1946

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