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| Tonnage | 7510 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 459' by 64' by 24' 139.90m by 19.51m by 7.32m |
| Maximum speed | 17 knots |
| Complement | 696 |
| Armament | 2 5"/38
dual-purpose guns 4x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 14 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft geared turbine (6000 shp) 2 B&W boilers |
| Bunkerage |
5100 tons fuel oil 28,140 gallons (106,520 liters) landing craft fuel |
| Range |
44,000 nautical miles at 12 knots 81,000 km at 12 knots |
| Sensors |
SK-2 air search radar SP fighter direction radar TDY radar jammer |
| Passengers |
336 |
| Modifications |
Up to 20 20mm guns by war's end |
The Mount McKinleys
were completed in 1944. They
were Maritime
Commission C2-S-AJ1
hulls converted to amphibious
command ships. Though intended primarily as command centers, they carried a small number of troops and were equipped with 2 LCVP, 4 LCPL, 2 LCPR and 2 LCC. The ships proved so useful that they were still being modernized as late as 1963.
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Arrived 1944-6-15 |
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Arrived 1944-7-3 |
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Arrived 1944-7-8 |
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Arrived 1944-7-20 |
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Arrived 1944-11-5 |
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Arrived 1944-11-29 |
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| Teton | Arrived 1945-1-1 |
References
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