USS Barrow (APA-61)
USS Barrow (APA-61) in Portland, Oregon |
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| Career ((US)) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 28 January 1944 |
| Launched: | 11 May 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Miss Ruth M. LaFrance |
| Commissioned: | 28 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 August 1946 |
| Struck: | 28 May 1948 |
| Honors and awards: |
Two battle stars for World War II |
| Fate: | Scuttled off Kwajalein on 11 May 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gilliam-class attack transport Hull type S4-SE2-BD1 |
| Displacement: | 4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl) |
| Length: | 426 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Type: Turbo-electric engines Horse Power: 6,600 Twin screws |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
15xLCVPs 1xgig |
| Troops: | 849 troops |
| Complement: | 320 officers and men |
| Armament: | 1 x 5"/38 caliber gun 4 x twin 40mm cannon 10 x 20mm cannon |
USS Barrow (APA-61) was a Gilliam class attack transport serving in the United States Navy during World War II. The unnamed attack transport APA-61 was laid down on 28 January 1944 at Wilmington, California, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1854); named for Barrow County, Georgia, on 11 March 1944; launched on 11 May 1944; accepted by the Navy on 27 September 1944; and commissioned on 28 September 1944 at San Pedro, California, Lieutenant Commander Herman Jorgensen, USNR, in command. She was named for a county in north central Georgia
Read more about USS Barrow (APA-61): World War II Career, Operation Crossroads