USS Burleigh (APA-95)
USS Burleigh (APA-95) in San Francisco Bay during Operation Magic Carpet, 1946 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Burleigh |
| Namesake: | A county in south central North Dakota. The state capital, Bismarck, is located within its boundaries. |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 6 July 1943 |
| Launched: | 3 December 1943 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Dallas H. Smith |
| Christened: | Sea Adder |
| Commissioned: | 30 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 11 June 1946 |
| Honors and awards: |
Two battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped May 1973 |
| Notes: | MC Hull No. 862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bayfield-class attack transport |
| Type: | Type C3-S-A2. |
| 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 Foster Wheeler 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: | 4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft). |
| Troops: | 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted |
| Complement: | Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted. |
| Armament: |
2 x single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, one forward and one aft. 18 x single 20mm AA gun mounts. |
USS Burleigh (APA-95) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Burleigh (named after Burleigh County, North Dakota), was launched on 3 December 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi under a Maritime Commission contract, and placed in reduced commission on 1 April 1944. She was taken to New York, and placed out of commission on 13 April for conversion by Bethlehem Steel, 56th Street Yard, Brooklyn, New York. The ship was placed in full commission on 30 October 1944, with Commander D. G. Greenlee in command.
Read more about USS Burleigh (APA-95): Operational History