Name this Naval Vessel

where is the setting? look at all those oil derrick looking towers in the background.

 

TOS - Lapwing class? Yes, originally.

GTE - Location? Can't say for sure, but photo is from 1944-1945 period and judging from the places this ship was during that time period, I'd say, perhaps, Long Beach CA.

Hint - a dead give-away - this ship is often mistaken for an aircraft carrier by those who do not read carefully and jump to conclusions.

 

USS Teal AVP-5?

 

No, not USS Teal

 

AM-14 / AT-146 / ATO-145 Woodcock?

 

Nope, not Woodcock, but you guys are dancing all around it. Read the hint carefully.

 

USS Avocet (AVP-4)?
Was the ship at Pearl on Dec 7?

 

No, not Avocet. Not at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941. Didn't get there until the 10th.

 

Not Avocet or Teal.
Heron was in the PI on 12/7/41 so it cant be her. Cant be Swan who was also present at Pearl durring the attack.
Gannet, Lapwig, Sandpiper, and Thrush were all in the Atlantic.

That leaves only Partridge left as one of the class that had been converted to a tender in the Pacific at the time. Unless I missed another hint.

 

There were "only" 48 Lapwing originally.
Assuming it's one of those converted to seaplane tender (AVP) this is the info I found for 7-Dec-41 positions.

Lapwing - Wrong fleet (Atlantic)
Avocet - Was at Pearl on 7-Dec-41 (even credited with a Kate)
Heron - Was in the Philippines on 7-Dec-41
Swan - Was at Pearl on 7-Dec-41
Gannet - Was in Bermuda
Sandpiper - Was in the Carribean,
Pellican - Was in west coast
Teal - Was it the Aleutians
Thrush - Was in Brazil

None seems to fit with your story except possibly Heron

AFAIK Partridge was refitted as a tug not a tender

 

But I don't think I ever said it was an AVP. What I said was "this ship is often mistaken for an aircraft carrier by those who do not read carefully and jump to conclusions"

Hint 2 . . . and not a US aircraft carrier at that.

 

Are you guys telling me that no one can think of a single aircraft carrier that the popular, but incorrect, history, especially on the internet, identifies as being named for a bird at some point in time?

 

Unfortunately your clues have only confused me further. I personally have not heard of a carrier named after one of the class in question. your clue stating "this ship is often mistaken for an aircraft carrier by those who do not read carefully and jump to conclusions" only led me to assume a tender as I know they are generally assumed to be carriers by the uninformed.

The best hint I have been using is the arrived at Pearl on 10 Dec. and of course the class type. I did a quick look at all 48 ships in the class and found one that come close, leaving for Pearl on the 10th, but not arriving until the 21st to assist with salvage work. That would be the Ortolan, but I don't think that is correct as the funnel appears to large compared to the pic you posted.

Others may get it but for me, you win, post another.

 

Okay, how about USS Robin - the name some think was assigned to HMS Victorious during her sojourn in the South Pacific in company with USS Saratoga. Actually "Robin" was the radio code for Victorious, thus evolved a joke, "USS Robin" that many today think is fact. The USN was, and is, loath to allow two ships to share the same name at the same time, especially in the same theatre, and, of course, the Admiralty was, is, not going to allow one of its ships to be called, however temporary, USS anything.

Someone else go, all I have handy is a picture of a well known cruiser.

Rich

 

USS ALABAMA BB. Beautiful ship had the pleasure of checking out her hull. She's quite a lady.

 

I was looking if any of the class was named Eagle ........ didn't think about Victorious.

My favourite magazine just published a series about, of all things, "funnel fashion styles in warships", you just can't be serious all the time, this is one of the pictures. I only want the central ship but full points for guessing all the others.

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Hint: the article was organized by nationality and ship type .......

 

Its either Fuso as completed about 1915.

 

Yes it's Fuso in her original aspect
1) Is still Fuso with a funnel cap on the fore funnel
2) Is Fuso (or Yamashiro) with funnels reduced to 1
3) Is Ise with orginal two funnels
4) Is Ise with 1 funnel
5) Is either Nagato or Mutsu in the early twenties
6) Is Nagato in the late twenties whit that incredible S shaped fore funnel
7) Is Nagato in her single funnel guise

 

How about this one?