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USS AVC-1 At the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 9 January 1941, about a week before being placed in service. The ship in reserve on the right is USS Bridgeport (AD-10), which the Navy decided not to return to service in World War II and which later became the Army hospital ship Larkspur and transport Bridgeport. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS AVC-1 At the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 9 April 1941 while the catapult was being installed. This stern view shows part of the ramp up which the XPBM-2 seaplane was raised before being placed on the catapult. The ships in reserve on the right are USS Bridgeport (AD-10) and Maumee (AO-2). Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS AVC-1 On 2 June 1942 with the Martin XPBM-2 patrol bomber at release point from the launching car of the XH-III catapult. This aircraft, Bu# 1247, was a PBM-1 Mariner modified for long-range operations with additional fuel tanks and a reinforced airframe to permit catapult launching. Only the prototype was built, and after catapult trials it served as a static test article at Philadelphia until stricken in June 1944. Photo No. NH 94608 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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