USS Barnstable (APA-93)
USS Barnstable |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Barnstable, Massachusetts |
| Builder: | Western Pipe & Steel |
| Laid down: | 6 May 1943 |
| Launched: | 5 August 1943 |
| Christened: | Sea Snapper |
| Commissioned: | 22 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 March 1946 |
| Renamed: | USS Barnstable, Steel Fabricator, Reliance Dynasty, Grand Valor. |
| Struck: | 12 April 1946 |
| Honours and awards: |
Four battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped March 1973 |
| Notes: | WPS Hull No. 94. MC Hull No. 282. Type C3-S-A2. Sponsor: Miss Jean Watts. Ship delivered 30 October 1943. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bayfield-class attack transport |
| Displacement: | 8,591 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: | 4,700 tons (200,000 cu. ft). |
| Complement: | Crew: 478 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 Barnstable (APA-93) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
The vessel was launched 5 August 1943 by Western Pipe & Steel, Los Angeles, California, under a Maritime Commission contract as Sea Snapper; acquired on a loan charter by the Navy 30 October, and commissioned the same day. Placed out of commission 3 November, Barnstable was outfitted as an APA by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon, and recommissioned 22 May 1944, Captain T. M. Stokes in command.
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