USS Cecil (APA-96)
USS Cecil in the harbor at Batangas, Luzon, August 1945 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | A county in Maryland |
| Builder: | Western Pipe & Steel |
| Laid down: | 24 June 1943 |
| Launched: | 27 September 1943 |
| Christened: | Sea Angler |
| Commissioned: | 15 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 May 1946 |
| Renamed: | USS Cecil, Steel Admiral. |
| Honours and awards: |
Two battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped October 1974 |
| Notes: | WPS Hull No. 121. MC Hull No. 1544. Type C3-S-A2. Sponsor: Mrs S. Belither. Delivered 28 February 1944. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bayfield-class attack transport |
| 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: | General Electric geared turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox 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). |
| Complement: | Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted 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 Cecil (APA-96) was a Bayfield class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Launched as Sea Angler by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, the vessel was acquired by the Navy 26 February 1944 and renamed Cecil after a county in Maryland. She was placed in reduced commission 27 February, converted at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon, and placed in full commission 15 September 1944, Captain P. G. Hale in command.
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