USS Humboldt (AVP-21)
USS ''Humboldt'' (AVP-21) was a United States Navy ''Barnegat''-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1947 that served in the Atlantic during World War II. She was briefly reclassified as a miscellaneous auxiliary and redesignated AG-121 during 1945. After the war, she was in commission in the United States Coast Guard as the cutter USCGC ''Humboldt'' (WAVP-372), later WHEC-372, from 1949 to 1969, Construction and commissioning ''Humboldt'' (AVP-21) was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, on 6 September 1940. She was launched on 17 March 1941, sponsored by Mrs. William T. Tarrant, and commissioned on 7 October 1941. United States Navy service World War II South Atlantic operations Following rigorous shakedown training off the United States East Coast, ''Humboldt'' sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, on 13 May 1942 to join Rear Admiral Jonas H. Ingram's South Atlantic Force on the coast of Brazil. After stops at San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad, ...
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Boston Navy Yard
The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy. It was established in 1801 as part of the recent establishment of the new United States Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of the Navy in 1798. After 175 years of military service, it was decommissioned as a naval installation on 1 July 1974. The property is administered by the National Park Service, becoming part of Boston National Historical Park. Enough of the yard remains in operation to support the moored USS Constitution, USS ''Constitution'' ("Old Ironsides") of 1797, built as one of the Original six frigates of the United States Navy, original six heavy frigates for the revived American navy, and the oldest warship still commissioned in the United States Navy and afloat in the world. , a 1943 World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer, ''Fletcher''-class destroyer serving as a museum ship, ...
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