USS Absecon (AVP-23)
The second USS Absecon (AVP-23) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1947, converted during construction to serve as a catapult training ship. The ship was later used by the United States Coast Guard, South Vietnam's Republic of Vietnam Navy, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's Vietnamese People's Navy.
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