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USS Chandeleur (AV-10)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Oscar - Xray
NAOX

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Chandeleur Class Seaplane Tender:

Laid down, 29 May 1941, as a Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A2) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 173) at Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Francisco, CA.

Launched, 29 November 1941

Commissioned USS Chandeleur (AV-10), 19 November 1942, CAPT. William Sinton USN in command

During World War II USS Chandeleur was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Consolidation of Solomon Island, July 1943 to January 1944	Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 16 September to 14 October 1944
Treasury-Bougainville operation, 27 October to 15 December 1943	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 25 March to 30 June 1945
Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan, 26 June to 10 August 1944

Following World War II USS Chandeleur was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 7 September to 30 October 1945

Decommissioned, 12 February 1947, at Philadelphia, PA.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, PA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 April 1971

USS Chandeleur earned five battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 7 February 1972, to North American Smelting Co. (PD-X-928, dated 6 January 1972) for $80,579.00, delivered, 29 February 1972

Specifications:
Displacement 5,300 t.(lt) 12,200 t.(fl)
Length 492'
Beam 69' 6"
Draft 23' 9"
Speed 18.4 kts. (trial)

Complement

Officers 120

Enlisted 955

Largest Boom Capacity 22 t.

Armament

one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount

four single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

fifteen single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO - 9,700 Bbls

Diesel - 730 Bbls

Gasoline - 312,500 Gals

Propulsion

one General Electric steam turbine, two boilers,

two Foster and Wheeler D-type boilers, 465psi 765°

double General Electric Main Reduction Gear

three turbo-drive 500Kw 450V A.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 8,500hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	37k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	US Naval Historical Center
	117k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** under way probably in December 1942 soon after the ship's completion at San Francisco. US National Archives Photo # Unknown, RG-19-LCM, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	Robert Hurst
	267k	Looking forward from *USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)*'s bridge over a deck full of cargo and topped with an ad hoc boardwalk as she heads west from Pearl Harbor to Espiritu Santo early in February of 1943. US National Archives Photo # 80-G-38658* a US Navy Photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, College Park, MD.	Tracy White
	194k	A stripped PBY-5 Catalina of Patrol Squadron VP-23 on *USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)*'s aft deck as she cruises from Espiritu Santo to Pearl Harbor in February of 1943. This photograph is looking forward from her stern crane. US National Archives Photo # 80-G-38663* a US Navy Photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, College Park, MD.	Tracy White
	210k	A PBM-3 is loaded on *USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)*'s aft deck in Apia Harbor, Samoa, 15 February 1943. The nose of the plane had been damaged during a similar attempt the day before that was ultimately called off due to wind and sea state. US National Archives Photo # 80-G-38668* a US Navy Photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, College Park, MD.	Tracy White
	84k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** under way near Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 March 1943. US Navy photo from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command.	Robert Hurst
	99k		Robert Hurst
	686k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** bow view, off Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 March 1943. File name: AV 10 1964-3-43, Navy Photo, 3/21/43	Darryl Baker
	745k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** stern view, off Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 March 1943. File name: AV 10 1969-3-43, Navy Photo, 3/21/43	Darryl Baker
09411023 80-G-265929	300k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** loading equipment and vehicles at Point Hueneme, CA. in March 1943 for delivery in the South Pacific. US National Archives photo #'s 80-G-265929 and 80-G-265930, US Navy photos now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Rich Davis
09411024 80-G-265930	307k		Rich Davis
	321k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** at anchor off Pallikuka, Espritu Santo, New Hebrides. Photo is dated 15 April 1943. US National Archives photo.	Mike Lechwar
	106k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** at Apia, Samoa, 20 April 1943 with a disassembled PBY-5 Catalina flying boat on deck. US National Archives photo # 80-G-K-6985, a US Navy photo from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command.	Robert Hurst
	94k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** (forward plan view) moored pierside at San Francisco, 18 May 1943. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3687-43, 5/18/43.	Darryl Baker
	88k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** (aft plan view) moored pierside at San Francisco, 18 May 1943. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3688-43, 5/18/43.	Darryl Baker
	118k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** under way, date and location unknown. Photo source "Jane's Fighting Ships 1968-69."	Robert Hurst
09411025	115k	A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-3D Mariner of Patrol Squadron 216 (VP-216) being hoisted onto *USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** for repairs at Tanapag harbor, Saipan, 24 June 1944. U.S. Navy Naval History Center Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. Volume 2: The History of VP, VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons.	Robert Hurst
	146k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** steams into Kerama Retto anchorage with other Pacific Fleet support units, 28 March 1945. US National Archives Photo # 80-G-K-3717 a US Navy Photo now in the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command.	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	334k	*USS Chandeleur* (AV-10)** entering the Golden Gate at San Francisco, approx. 1300, 7 November 1945, with returning personnel from the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Note the pilot boat alongside. She will acquire prior to passing under the Golden Gate Bridge and note the "Welcome Home Well Done" plastered on the Marin County side of the Golden Gate.	Scott Patterson
	138k	Reserve Fleet Basin, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania. Photographed on 19 May 1955 with numerous cruisers, escort carriers, and auxiliaries in reserve. The nearest ship is the never-completed Hawaii (CB-3), which lacks her previously-installed three 12" gun turrets. The cruisers outboard of *Hawaii* are (in unknown order) Honolulu (CL-48), Columbia (CL-56), Denver (CL-58), Galveston (CL-93), and Portsmouth (CL-102). To their left are Tranquility (AH-14), Sanctuary (AH-17), and Pocono (AGC-16). Behind *Hawaii* (from left to right) are Montpelier (CL-57), Houston (CL-81), Huntington (CL-107), Savannah (CL-42), Cleveland (CL-55), and Wilkes-Barre (CL-103). Beyond them (from left to right) are Wichita (CA-45), Oregon City (CA-122), Chester (CA-27), and New Orleans (CA-32). The cruisers on the left side of the basin (from front to rear) are Minneapolis (CA-36), Tuscaloosa (CA-37), San Francisco (CA-38), Augusta (CA-31), Louisville (CA-28), and Portland (CA-33). Among the other ships in reserve in the basin are Fomalhaut (AE-20), Webster (ARV-2), Albemarle (AV-5), Tangier (AV-8), Pocomoke (AV-9), Chandeleur (AV-10), Abatan (AW-4), Mission San Carlos (AO-120), Prince William (CVE-31), Anzio (CVE-57), Block Island (CVE-106), Palau (CVE-122), and San Carlos (AVP-51). Moored in the shipyard at the extreme left are Tennessee (BB-43), California (BB-44), and Cabot (CVL-28). US Navy Photo # 80-G-668655, now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst

USS Chandeleur (AV-10)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Sinton, William, USN	19 November 1942 - 21 May 1943
02	CAPT. Morehouse, Albert Kellogg USN	21 May 1943 - 6 November 1943
03	CAPT. Vieweg, Walter Victor Rudolph USN	6 November 1943 - 29 February 1944
04	CAPT. Goodney Willard Kinman, USN	29 February 1944 - December 1944
05	CAPT. Tracy, John Stuart, USN	December 1944 - 1945
06	LCDR. Rumsey II, Dexter Cleveland, USN	3 April 1946 - 12 February 1947


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Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
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US Navy Patrol Squadrons - USS Chandeleur (AV-10)
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