USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6)

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Career

Shipyard:	Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, WA
Laid down:	17 April 1942
Launched:	23 May 1942
Commissioned:	17 November 1943
Decommissioned:	26 March 1946
Struck:	12 April 1946
Recommissioned:	3 January 1949
Fate:	Sold to Italy, renamed Pietro Cavezzale (A5301)
General characteristics
Class:	Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender
Displacement:	1,766 t.(lt) 2,750 t.(fl)
Length:	311' 8"
Beam:	41' 1"
Draft:	13' 6"
Speed:	18.6 kts.
Complement:	360
Armament:	one single 5"/38 gun mounts, one quad 40 mm gun mounts, two dual 40 mm gun mounts, four 20 mm gun mounts
Propulsion:	diesel, two shaft, 6,000 hp

USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6) was a Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender built by Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington. She was laid down, 17 April 1942, launched, 23 May 1942 and commissioned 17 November 1943 commander LCDR. Walter W. Holroyd.

During World War II Oyster Bay was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater.

Decommissioned 26 March 1946 at San Francisco and struck from the Naval Register, 12 April 1946. Recommissioned 3 January 1949 as USS Oyster Bay (AVP-28) was transferred to Italy, 23 October 1957 and commissioned into the Italian Navy as Pietro Cavezale (A5301).

Decommissioned by the Italian Navy in October 1993 and struck by the Italian Navy, 31 March 1994, and sold for scrapping in February 1996.

Oyster Bay received five battle stars for World War II service