**Absecon** refers to USS Absecon (AVP-23), a United States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender commissioned during World War II. Launched in 1942, Absecon primarily served as a training ship for seaplane pilots and crews at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. She helped train thousands of aviators and supported various fleet exercises throughout the war. After the war, Absecon was decommissioned in 1947 and later transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard, where she continued service as USCGC Absecon (WAVP-374/WHEC-374).
