USS American Legion (APA-17)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS American Legion (APA-17) |
| Namesake: | The American Legion, a patriotic organization |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 11 October 1919 |
| Launched: | 1921 |
| Christened: | Badger State |
| Acquired: | (by the Navy) 22 August 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 26 August 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 20 March 1946 |
| Renamed: | American Legion (August 1941) |
| Reclassified: | AP-35 to APA-17, 1 February 1943 |
| Struck: | 20 March 1946 |
| Honors and awards: |
Two battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 5 February 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Harris-class attack transport |
| Displacement: | 13,529 tons (lt), 21,900 t.(fl) |
| Length: | 535 ft 2 in (163.12 m) |
| Beam: | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Draft: | 31 ft 3 in (9.53 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Westinghouse geared turbine drives, 8 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 2 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 12,000. |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Capacity: | Troops: 107 Officers, 1,537 Enlisted Cargo: 120,000 cu ft, 2,500 tons |
| Complement: | Officers 43, Enlisted 639 |
| Armament: | • 4 × 3"/50 cal. DP gun mounts, • 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts, • 2 × quad 1.1" gun mounts, • 10 × single 20 mm gun mounts. |
USS American Legion (AP-35/APA-17) was a Harris-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
A steel-hulled, twin-screw passenger and cargo steamship, the vessel was laid down as Badger State on 10 January 1919 under a United States Shipping Board (USSB) contract at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on 11 October 1919. Delivered to the USSB upon completion on 15 July 1921, she was renamed American Legion.
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