USS Salisbury Sound

USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) at San Diego Bay, ca. 1957
History
United States
Name	USS Salisbury Sound
Namesake	Salisbury Sound
Builder	Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California
Laid down	10 April 1943
Launched	18 June 1944
Commissioned	26 November 1945
Decommissioned	31 March 1967
Motto	Latin: Fortes fortuna juvat
Fate	Sold, 7 February 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Currituck-class seaplane tender
Displacement	14,000 tons (full load)
Length	540 ft 5 in (164.72 m)
Beam	69 ft 3 in (21.11 m)
Draft	22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
Propulsion	Steam turbines 4 × boilers 2 × shafts 12,000 shp (9.0 MW)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	684
Armament	4 × 5"/38 DP guns 3 × Quad 40 mm guns 4 × Dual 40 mm guns 20 × 20 mm guns
Service record
Part of:	United States Pacific Fleet (1945–1967) National Defense Reserve Fleet (1967–1972)
Operations:	Korean War Vietnam War
Awards:	4 Campaign stars (Vietnam)

USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), a Currituck-class seaplane tender, was laid down on 10 April 1943 by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California. The ship was originally named Puget Sound, however it was renamed on 5 June 1944, before it was launched on 18 June 1944. Salisbury Sound was sponsored by Mrs. John D. Price, and commissioned on 26 November 1945. She was named after the Salisbury Sound; a sound near Sitka, Alaska and until her decommissioning was affectionately referred to by her crewmembers as the "Sally Sound" .