USS San Carlos (AVP 51)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Seaplane tender
Class	Barnegat
Pennant	AVP 51
Built by	Lake Washington Shipyards (Houghton, Washington, U.S.A.)
Ordered	11 Apr 1942
Laid down	17 Sep 1942
Launched	20 Dec 1942
Commissioned	21 Mar 1944
End service	7 Dec 1971
History	Decommissioned on 30 June 1947 Converted to an oceanographic research ship Renamed and redesignated Josiah Willard Gibbs (T-AGOR-1), on 15 December 1958 Placed in service with Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) on 18 December 1958 Placed out of service and stricken on 7 December 1971 Transferred to Greece on 15 December 1971 being renamed Hephaistas (A413)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. De Long Mills, USN	21 Mar 1944	ca late 45 (1)

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