USS Bergen (APA-150)
USS Bergen in San Francisco Bay during Operation "Magic Carpet" |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as type VC2-S-AP5 MCV hull 815 |
| Laid down: | 25 October 1944 |
| Launched: | 5 December 1944 |
| Acquired: | 22 December 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 23 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 April 1946 |
| Struck: | 8 May 1946 |
| Fate: | scrapped, 9 April 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 12,450 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 455 ft 0 in (138.68 m) |
| Beam: | 62 ft 0 in (18.90 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) |
| Speed: | 19 knots |
| Complement: | 536 |
| Armament: | one 5” gun mount, twelve 40mm mounts, ten 20mm mounts |
USS Bergen (APA-150) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas.
Bergen (APA 150) was laid down on 25 October 1944 at Vancouver, Washington, by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 815); launched on 5 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Donald Campbell; delivered to the Navy on 22 December 1944; and commissioned on 23 December 1944 at Astoria, Oregon, Capt. Ralston B. Vanzant in command.
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