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USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Victor - Foxtrot
 NYVF
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (1) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender:
  • Laid down, 16 May 1944, at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA.
  • Launched, 28 January 1945
  • Commissioned, USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40), 26 March 1945, CDR. J. R. Ogden in command
  • During World War II USS Floyds Bay was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    3d Fleet operations against Japan, 10 to 25 July 1945

  • USS Floyds Bay was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    2 September 1945 to 1 December 19462 September 1945 to 1 December 1946
    5 August to 1 September 19475 August to 1 September 1947
    26 May to 26 June 19496 August 1947 to 19 March 1948
     12 April to 24 May 1949
     28 June to 20 September 1949
     16 October to 26 December 1950
     6 January to 16 May 1951
     7 November to 1 December 1954
     28 December 1954 to 29 January 1955
     18 December 1955 to 16 January 1956
     29 February to 7 May 1956

  • During the Korean War USS Floyds Bay participated in the following campaign:

    Korean War Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, 29 October to 4 November 1952

  • Decommissioned, 26 February 1960, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 March 1960
  • USS Floyd Bay earned one battle star for World War II service and one battle star for Korean War service
  • Final Disposition, sold 20 July 1960, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,766 t.(lt) 2,800 t.(fl)
    Length 310'
    Beam 41' 2"
    Draft 13' 6" (limiting)
    Speed 18.2 kts. (trial)
    Complement
    Officers 14
    Enlisted 201
    Aviation Unit Accommodations
    Officers 59
    Enlisted 93
    Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one quad 40mm AA gun mount
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacities
    Diesel 1,955 Bbls.
    Gasoline 84,340 Gals.
    Propulsion
    four Fairbanks Morse 38D8 1/8 Diesel engines
    single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear
    Ships Service Generators
    two diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
    two diesel-drive 200Kw 450V A.C.
    two propellers, 6,080shp
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    Floyds Bay
    09434008    		 152k
    Namesake
    Floyds Bay - is a bay on the coast of Virginia, renamed Burtons Bay.
    Photo Burtons Shore, Burtons Bay, Seaside Eastern Shore Virginia. Just inside the barrier islands of the Atlantic Ocean.
    Map - Map of Burtons Bay area Eastern Shore Virginia    		 Tommy Trampp
    Floyds Bay 96k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40), being launched at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA., 28 January 1945.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-84927 a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the US National Archives.    		 US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Floyds Bay 85k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) off Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA., 22 March 1945. Her camouflage is Measure 33 Design 1F.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-86695 a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the US National Archives.    		 US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Floyds Bay 79k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) off Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA., 22 March 1945. Her camouflage is Measure 33 Design 1F.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-86696 a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the US National Archives.    		 US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Floyds Bay 87k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) off Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA., 22 March 1945. Her camouflage is Measure 33 Design 1F.
    US National Archives photo # 19-N-86697 a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the US National Archives.    		 US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Floyds Bay
    09434011     		149k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) during operations with TF71 in the port of Canton, China during the 1949 Chinese Civil War.
    Time_Life Magazine photo by by Jack Birns, Life Magazine, used for educational and non-commercial purpose    		 John Chiquoine
    Floyds Bay 41k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) underway, date and location unknown..
    US Navy photo.         		Haze Gray & Underway
    Floyds Bay
    09434010    		 380k Overhead view of USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) underway in San Francisco Bay, circa 1950s.
    Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum    		 Darryl Baker
    Floyds Bay 1398k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) underway, date and location unknown. Note the quadruple 40mm AA gun mount on the fantail which was added circa 1948 and removed circa 1956.
    US Navy photo # NH 1043003 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .    		 Robert Hurst and David Buell
    Floyds Bay
    09434009    		 116k USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40) underway in 1958.
    U.S. Navy "All Hands" magazine July 1958, p. 51.    		 Robert Hurst
    USS Floyds Bay (AVP-40)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01CDR. Ogden, James Robinson23 March 1945 - April 1946
    02CDR. Kohr, George LesterApril 1946 - September 1947
    06CAPT. Moffett Jr., William Adger :RADM1950 - 1951
    08CDR. Gannon, John Wendell :RADMJune 1952 - June 1953
    09CAPT. Short Jr., William ByfieldJune 1953 - June 1954
    10CDR. Van Evera, John RynierJune 1954 - 1955
    12CAPT. Harmer, Richard EmersonJuly 1957 - June 1958
    13CAPT. Hartmann, Paul Ellsworth :RADMJune 1958 - May 1959
    14CAPT. Gay Jr., Donald :RADMMay 1959 - 26 February 1960
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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