out of service in 1973 and berthed in ready reserve status at Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi Bay was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 December 1974. On 17 July 1975, the ship was sold to Brownsville (Texas) Steel and Salvage, Inc. for scrapping. References External links Vietnam War: Aircraft Repair Ship, Helicopter, T-ARVH-1 at Cam Ranh Bay (1966) US Army (video) USNS Corpus Christi Bay (T-ARVH-1) - The Army Aviation Floating Workshop (video) Curtiss-class seaplane tenders Seaplane tenders of the United States Navy USS Albemarle (AV-5) 1940 ships Ships built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation