USS Goodhue (APA-107)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Western Pipe & Steel |
| Laid down: | 7 January 1944 |
| Launched: | 31 May 1944 |
| Christened: | Sea Wren |
| Commissioned: | 11 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 April 1946 |
| Renamed: | USS Goodhue, Hawaiian Citizen. |
| Honours and awards: |
One battle star for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped March 1982 |
| Notes: | WPS Hull No. 129. MC Hull No. 1552. Type C3-S-A2. Sponsor: Mrs. Charles R. Purcell. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bayfield-class attack transport |
| Displacement: | 8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded |
| Length: | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught: | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Propulsion: | General Electric geared turbine, 2 x Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
12 x LCVP, 4 x LCM (Mk-6), 3 x LCP(L) (MK-IV) |
| Capacity: | 4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft). |
| Complement: | Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted. Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted |
| Armament: |
2 x single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft. |
USS Goodhue (APA-107) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Goodhue - named after Goodhue County, Minnesota - was initially laid down as Sea Wren on 7 January 1944 by Western Pipe & Steel of San Francisco, California. She was launched under Maritime Commission contract on 31 May, transferred to the Navy and commissioned on 11 November 1944, Captain L. D. Sharp, Jr., in command.
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