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Mare Island
#5243-43. Via NavSource.Org
| Tonnage | 13,910 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 459'3" by 63' by 24' 140m by 19.2m by 7.3m |
| Maximum speed | 17 knots |
| Complement | 511 crew 1563 passengers |
| Armament |
2 5"/38 dual purpose guns 2x4 1.1" AA guns 12 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft
General Electric geared turbine (6000 shp) 2 Foster-Wheeler D-type boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1240 tons fuel oil 29,274 gallons landing craft fuel |
| Range |
12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 15.5 knots |
| Dry cargo | 2700 tons 150,000 cubic feet (4200 cubic meters) |
| Modifications |
Light antiaircraft eventually upgraded to 4x2 40mm Bofors
AA guns and 12x2 20mm guns. |
The Ormsbys werew Maritime
Commission
standard C2 cargo ships
converted to attack transports (and given standard designation
C2-S-B1.) Each was equipped with with three pairs of Welin davits for 26 LCVPs and two LCMs. None were lost in the Pacifiic.
| Ormsby
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Completed 1943-6-28 (San Francisco) |
| Pierce |
Completed 1943-6-30 (San Francisco) |
| Sheridan
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Completed 1943-7-31 (San Francisco) |
References
NavSource.Org
(accessed 2009-2-9)
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