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| Tonnage | 10,067 tons light 14,700 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 492' by 69'6" by 27'3" 150m by 21.2m by 8.3m |
| Maximum speed | 16.5 knots |
| Complement | 509 |
| Armament | 1 5"/38 dual-purpose
gun 2 3"/50 AA guns 2x4 1.1"/75 AA guns 16 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft turbine (8500 shp) 2 Foster and Wheeler boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1800 tons fuel oil 13,844 gallons landing craft fuel |
| Range |
13,000 nautical miles (24,000 km) at 15 knots |
| Passengers | 1593 |
| Cargo |
1500 tons |
| Modifications |
1.1" guns eventually replaced with 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns |
The Frederick Funstons were Maritime Commission type C3-S1-A3 cargo ships
originally
operated by the U.S. Army but turned over to the Navy for conversion to
attack transports. Each carried 30 LCVPs
and 2 LCMs.
| James
O'Hara
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Arrived 1944-3 |
| Frederick
Funston |
Arrived 1944-3 |
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