The second USS Mackinac was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1942 to 1947 that saw service during World War II. After the war, she was in commission in the
USS Mackinac (AVP-13) ca. 1942
Troop transport SS President Coolidge being abandoned after beaching.
USCGC Mackinac (WAVP-371) ca. 1964, before the Coast Guard's 1967 adoption of the "racing stripe" markings on its ships.
The Barnegat class was a large class of United States Navy small seaplane tenders built during World War II. Thirty were completed as seaplane tenders, four as motor torpedo boat tenders, and one as a
USS Mackinac (AVP-13)
…The second USS Mackinac (AVP-13) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1942 to 1947 that saw service during World War II. After the war, she was in commission in the United States…
USS Barnegat (AVP-10), lead ship of the Barnegat-class small seaplane tenders, in Puget Sound on 14 October 1941