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Naval
Historical Center #NH 96685
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Displacement |
4600 tons light displacement 13,910 tons fully loaded |
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Dimensions |
459' by 63' by 26' 139.9m by 19.2m by 7.9m |
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Maximum speed |
16.5 knots |
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Complement |
256 |
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Armament |
1 5"/38
dual-purpose gun 4 3"/50 AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft turbine (6000 shp) |
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Passengers |
1581 troops |
The Storm Kings were Maritime Commission standard C2-S-AJ1 hulls armed and manned by Navy crews for landing troops on the beach during amphibious assaults.
| arrived 1944-4 | |
| Starlight |
arrived 1944-6 |
References
NavSource.Org (accessed 2009-4-27)
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