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General G. O. Squier Class, U.S. Transports

Photograph of General G.O.Squier-class transport

Schematic diagram of General G.O. Squier class transport

ONI 222

Tonnage	9950 tons light displacement 17,250 tons full displacement
Dimensions	522'10" by 71'9" by 30' 159.36m by 21.87m by 9.14m
Maximum speed	17 knots
Complement	356
Armament	4 5"/38 dual-purpose guns 4x2 1.1"/75 AA guns 16 20mm Oerlikon AA guns
Machinery	1-shaft geared turbine (9000 shp) 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Bunkerage	2000 tons fuel oil
Range	12,000 nautical miles 22,000 km
Passengers	3800
Cargo	1900 tons 70,000 cubic feet (2000 m³)
Modifications	Light antiaircraft upgraded to 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns, 15x2 20mm guns

The General Squiers were completed from 1943-1945 as troop transports based on Maritime Commission standard C4-S-A1 hulls. Consideration was given to fitting them out as attack transports, but they lacked the stability to carry more than 10 LCVPs or the space for the accompanying troops and supplies. They were therefore employed as point-to-point troop ships operated by the Navy according to Army schedules.

The ships cost about $10.4 million apiece.

Units in the Pacific:

General G.A.Squier	completed 1943-10-2 (Richmond)
General J.R.Brooke	completed 1944-1-20 (San Francisco)
General R.L.Howse	completed 1944-2-7 (San Francisco)
General T.H.Bliss	completed 1944-2-24 (Richmond)
General W.M.Black	completed 1944-2-24 (San Francisco)
General H.L.Scott	completed 1944-4-3 (Richmond)
General Harry Taylor	completed 1944-5-8 (Richmond
General W.F.Hase	completed 1944-6-6 (Richmond)
General C.G.Morton	completed 1944-7-7 (Richmond)
General R.E. Callen	completed 1944-7-7 (Richmond)
General S.D.Sturgis	completed 1944-7-10 (Portland)
General O.H.Ernst	completed 1944-7-15 (Richmond)
General E.T.Collins	completed 1944-7-20 (Richmond)
General M.L.Hersey	completed 1944-7-29 (Richmond)
General J.H.McRae	completed 1944-8-8 (Richmond)
General M.M.Patrick	completed 1944-9-4 (San Francisco)
General W.C. Langfitt	completed 1944-9-30 (Richmond)
General Omar Bundy	completed 1945-1-6 (Richmond)
General R.M.Blatchford	completed 1945-1-26 (Richmond)
General LeRoy Eltinge	completed 1945-2-21 (Richmond)
General M.B.Stewart	completed 1945-3-3 (Richmond)
General A.W.Greely	completed 1945-3-22 (Richmond)
General H.F.Hodges	completed 1945-4-6 (Richmond
General C.H.Muir	completed 1945-4-12 (Richmond)
General H.B.Freeman	completed 1945-4-26 (Portland)

References

DANFS

Friedman (2002)

NavSource.org (accessed 2012-8-22)

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