USS Hempstead (AVP-43)
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NameUSS Hempstead (AVP-43)
NamesakeHempstead Bay on the coast of New York
BuilderLake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington (proposed)
Laid downNever
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Hempstead (AVP-43) |
| Namesake | Hempstead Bay on the coast of New York |
| Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington (proposed) |
| Laid down | Never |
| Fate | Construction contract cancelled 22 April 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts) |
| Propulsion | Diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed | 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h) |
| Complement |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar; sonar |
| Armament | Probably either 2 x 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber guns, 4 x 20 mm antiaircraft guns, and 2 x depth charge tracks, or 1 x 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber gun, 1 x quadruple 40 mm antiaircraft gun mount, 2 x twin 40 mm gun mounts, 6 x 20 mm antiaircraft guns, and 2 x depth charge tracks |
| Aviation facilities | Supplies, spare parts, fuel, repairs, and berthing for one seaplane squadron; 80,000 US gallons (300,000 L) aviation fuel |
What would have been the first USS Hempstead (AVP-43) was a proposed United States Navy seaplane tender that was never laid down.
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