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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 8276 tons light displacement 13,500 tons fully loaded displacement |
| Dimensions | 492' by 69'6" by 28'6" 150m by 21.2m by 8.7m |
| Maximum speed | 18.5 knots |
| Complement |
507 |
| Armament |
2 5"/38
dual purpose gun 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 16 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft General Electric geared
turbine (8000 shp) 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1500 tons fuel oil 29,793 gallons landing craft fuel |
| Range |
16,000 nautical miles (29,600
km) at 15 knots |
| Capacity |
1514 troops 1600 tons or 152,691 cubic feet (4323.7 cubic meter) cargo |
| Modifications |
20mm battery increased to 22
guns by end of war |
The Windsors were standard
Maritime Commission C3 cargo
vessels converted to attack transports (as standard type C3-S-A1.)
They were equipped with 3 30-ton, 5 10-ton, and 2 to 3 5-ton booms and
carried 4 LCMs, 16 LCVPs, 1 LCPL, and 1 LCPR.
None were lost in the Pacific.
| Windsor
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Arrived 1943-12 |
| Leedstown
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Arrived 1943-12 |
| Adair |
Arrived 1944-8-27 |
| Queens |
Arrived 1945-1 |
| Grundy |
Arrived 1945-4 |
| Griggs |
Arrived 1945-5 |
References
NavSource.org
(accessed 2009-11-28)
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