What would have been the third USS ''Hatteras'' (AVP-42) was a proposed

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seaplane tender that was never laid down.

Construction and commissioning

''Hatteras'' was to have been one of 41 ''Barnegat''-class small seaplane tenders the U.S. Navy planned to commission during the early 1940s, and was to have been built at

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, by the Lake Washington Shipyard. However, by the

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of 1943 the Navy deemed that number of seaplane tenders excess to requirements, and decided to complete four of them as motor torpedo boat tenders and one as a catapult training ship. In addition, the Navy also decided to cancel six of the ''Barnegat''-class ships prior to their construction, freeing up the

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s that would have powered them for use in escort vessels and amphibious landing craft. ''Hatteras'' became one of the first four ships to be cancelled when the Navy cancelled its contract with Lake Washington Shipyard for her construction on 22 April 1943.

References

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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) Index
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatteras Cancelled ships of the United States Navy World War II auxiliary ships of the United States Barnegat-class seaplane tenders Ships built at Lake Washington Shipyard