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U.S. Navy, Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3046-43.
| Tonnage | 9260 tons light 16,900 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 529'6" by 73'4" by 26' 161.39m by 22.35m by 7.92m |
| Maximum
speed |
18 knots |
| Complement | 826 |
| Armament | 2 5"/38
dual-purpose guns 4 3"/50 AA guns 2x4 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft General Electric geared
turbine (8500 shp) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers |
| Modifications |
Antiaircraft battery eventually upgraded to 4x1 5"/38 guns, 3x2 40mm Bofors AA guns, and 2x4 20mm guns |
Cascade
was
completed 12 March 1943 at San
Francisco. She was converted from a Maritime Commission C3-S-A2 cargo ship. Her largest booms were capable of lifting 30 tons.
References
NavSource.org
(accessed 2010-1-18)
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