USS ''Kamishak'' (AVP-44) was a proposed

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that was never laid down.

Construction and commissioning

''Kamishak'' 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 Houghton,

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, by the

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. 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

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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

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craft. ''Kamishak'' 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:Kashimak Cancelled ships of the United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tenders Ships built at Lake Washington Shipyard