USS Albemarle / USNS Corpus Christi Bay

WWII-era seaplane tenders were on their way out of the US Navy by the time of the Vietnam War. However one, USS Albemarle, would have a second life as a US Army floating repair base during that conflict.

(Launching of the WWII US Navy seaplane tender USS Albemarle.) (Associated Press photo)

(The ex-USS Albemarle being converted into USNS Corpus Christi Bay (T-ARVH-1) at Charleston Naval Shipyard.)

(USNS Corpus Christi Bay during the Vietnam War.) (photo by Bob Brandt)