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USS Timbalier (AVP-54)
USS ''Timbalier'' (AVP-54) was a of the United States Navy. She was commissioned shortly after the end of World War II, and served between 1946 and her decommissioning in 1954. She later saw commercial service as the Greek cruise ship MV ''Ródos''. Construction and commissioning ''Timbalier'' was built at the Lake Washington Shipyard, at Houghton, Washington, with her keel laying, keel laid down on 9 November 1942. She was launched on 18 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. S. B. Dunlap. ''Timbalier'', and her sister , were initially ordered in February 1944 to be completed at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, but were transferred back to the Lake Washington Shipyard in June 1945. The resulting delay meant that she was not ship commissioning, commissioned until 24 May 1946. US Navy career ''Timbalier'' departed from Seattle, Washington on 20 June 1946, arriving at San Francisco, California, two days later on 22 June 1946. She transferred to Alameda, California, Alameda, California, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbalier Bay
Timbalier Bay is a bay in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. The bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico and lies near New Orleans along the southwestern coast of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Lafouche Parish. Timbalier Island lies between Barataria Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.''Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', p. 1184 The United States Navy seaplane tender , in commission from 1946 to 1954, was named for Timbalier Bay. Notes References * (ship namesake paragraph) *''Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition''. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. . Bays of Louisiana Bodies of water of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Bodies of water of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |