USS Calvert (APA-32)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Calvert (APA-32) |
| Namesake: | Calvert County, Maryland |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel |
| Launched: | 22 May 1942 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs M. G. Fitch |
| Christened: | Del Orleans |
| Acquired: | 30 September 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 1 October 1942 – 26 February 1947 18 October 1950 – 18 May 1966 |
| Renamed: | USS Calvert |
| Reclassified: | AP-65 to APA-32, 1 February 1943 |
| Struck: | 1 August 1966 |
| Identification: | MCV Hull Type C3-Delta, MCV Hull No. 151 |
| Honours and awards: |
One Navy Unit Commendation, plus eight battle stars for World War II service and two for the Korean War |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 14 February 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Crescent City-class attack transport |
| Displacement: | 8,889 tons (lt), 14,247 t.(fl) |
| Length: | 491 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 65 ft 6 in (19.96 m) |
| Draft: | 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 × boilers, designed shaft horsepower 7,800 (5.8 MW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Capacity: | Troops: 92 officers, 1,191 enlisted Cargo: 130,000 cu ft, 2,700 tons |
| Complement: | 48 officers, 510 enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 × 5"/38 cal. DP gun mount; 3 × 3"/50 cal. DP gun mounts, 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts, 4 × twin 20 mm gun mounts. |
USS Calvert (APA-32) was a Crescent City-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. In addition to her ten battle stars, Calvert was awarded a Navy Unit Commendation.
Calvert was launched 22 May 1942 as Delorleans by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard under a Maritime Commission contract. Acquired by the Navy 30 September 1942, she became the second Navy ship named after Calvert County, Maryland, designated transport AP-65. She was commissioned the next day, Captain D. W. Loomis in command. She was reclassified as attack transport APA-32, on 1 February 1943.
Read more about USS Calvert (APA-32): Korean War, Peacetime Operations, Vietnam War, Final Years, Awards and Decorations