USS Alpine (APA-92)
USS Alpine underway as part of the Guam amphibious invasion force, July 1944 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | A county in eastern California |
| Builder: | Western Pipe & Steel |
| Laid down: | 12 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 10 July 1943 |
| Christened: | Sea Arrow |
| Commissioned: | 22 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 April 1946 |
| Renamed: | USS Alpine, India Mail, Transwestern, Buckeye Pacific, Empire Pacific. |
| Struck: | 1 May 1946 |
| Honours and awards: |
Five battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped October 1971 |
| Notes: | WPS Hull No. 93. MC Hull No. 281. Type C3-S-A2. Sponsor Mrs. Helen Marsh. Delivered 30 September 1943. |
| 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: | Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 x Combustion Engineering 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: | 4,500 tons (180,500 cu. ft). |
| Complement: | 51 officers, 524 enlisted. Troop capacity 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted |
| Armament: |
2 x single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft. |
USS Alpine (APA-92) was a Bayfield-class attack transport built for the US Navy which saw service in World War II.
The vessel was laid down as Sea Arrow under a Maritime Commission contract on 12 April 1943 at Los Angeles, California, by the Western Pipe and Steel Company; launched on 10 July 1943 sponsored by Mrs. Helen Marsh, acquired by the Navy on 30 September 1943, renamed Alpine on 30 August 1943 and simultaneously designated APA-92; and commissioned on 30 September at San Francisco, California, Captain W. L. Taylor in command.
That same day, the command of Alpine was transferred to Commander Roger E. Perry. Manned by a civilian crew, she got underway on 2 October and steamed to Portland, Oregon, where she arrived on 4 October. Four days later, she was decommissioned at the Commercial Iron Works for conversion to an attack transport.
Read more about USS Alpine (APA-92): Operational History, Commercial Service
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