USS Oyster Bay
Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton Washington on November 28, 1943
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United States | |
Name | USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6) |
Namesake | Oyster Bay, New York |
Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
Laid down | April 17, 1942 |
Launched | September 17, 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. William K. Harrill |
Reclassified | AGP-6, May 1, 1943 |
Commissioned | November 17, 1943 |
Decommissioned | March 26, 1946 |
Stricken | April 12, 1946 |
Reinstated | January 4, 1949 |
Reclassified | AVP-28, March 16, 1949 |
Stricken | unknown |
Fate | Transferred to Marina Militare , October 23, 1957 |
History | |
Italy | |
Name | Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301) |
Namesake | Pietro Cavezzale, a Silver Medal of Military Valor recipient |
Acquired | October 23, 1957 |
Decommissioned | October 1993 |
Stricken | March 31, 1994 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, February 1996 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Barnegat-class small seaplane tender, converted during construction into motor torpedo boat tender |
Displacement | 1,766 tons (light); 2,750 tons (full load) |
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 megawatts ) |
Propulsion | Diesel engine, two shafts |
Speed | 18.6 knots |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems | Radar; sonar |
Armament |
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USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6), originally and later AVP-28, was a United States Navy motor torpedo boat tender in commission from 1943 to 1946. She saw service in World War II.
From 1957 to 1993, the former Oyster Bay served in the Italian Navy as the special forces tender Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301).
Construction, commissioning, and shakedown
Oyster Bay was laid down as a
Oyster Bay departed Seattle, Washington, on December 7, 1943, for shakedown at San Diego, California, which lasted for the remainder of 1943.
World War II service
New Guinea campaign
Oyster Bay got underway from San Diego on January 2, 1944, steaming to
The spring of 1944 was an active one for Oyster Bay. On March 14, 1944, she bombarded the Japanese shore installations on Pityilu Island in support of the United States Army. On March 20, 1944, she was underway for Langemak, New Guinea, with 42 wounded soldiers for evacuation to Base Hospital, Finschhafen, New Guinea. After returning to Seeadler Harbor on March 31, 1944, she bombarded Ndrilo Island to the east of Seeadler Harbor preparatory to the landing there by U.S. Army ground forces.
Oyster Bay shifted to
In May 1944, Oyster Bay proceeded to
Leaving Mios Woendi Island on July 12, 1944, Oyster Bay reported to Brisbane for shipyard availability. A British Royal Air Force plane struck the top of the ship's mast, carried away her antennae and damaged her navigation lights on July 22, 1944, but hasty repairs permitted Oyster Bay to depart for Mios Woendi on August 16, 1944.
Philippines campaign
Oyster Bay then steamed on to
In January 1945, Oyster Bay got underway for Hollandia, then returned to Leyte Gulf for motor torpedo boat tender operations on February 8, 1945. Departing for the invasion of
Awards
Oyster Bay received five
Post-World War II service
World War II ended with the cessation of hostilities with Japan on August 15, 1945. Oyster Bay turned toward the United States on November 10, 1945, and steamed into San Francisco Bay, California, on November 29, 1945.
Decommissioning, reserve, and disposal
Transferred back to the U.S. Navy on January 3, 1949, Oyster Bay was reclassified as a small seaplane tender and redesignated AVP–28 on March 16, 1949. She was berthed at
Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301)
Oyster Bay was transferred to the Government of Italy on 23 October 1957. She then served in the Italian Navy as the special forces tender Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301).
The Italian Navy decommissioned Pietro Cavezzale in October 1993 and she was stricken by the Italian Navy on 31 March 1994. She was sold for scrapping in February 1996.[1]
References
- ^ "Pietro Cavezzale (A 5301)". Marina Militare. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6, originally & later AVP-28), 1943–1957
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive AVP-28 / AGP-6 Oyster Bay
- Chesneau, Roger. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. New York: Mayflower Books, Inc., 1980. ISBN 0-8317-0303-2.