USS Custer (APA-40)
USS Custer at anchor, 24 July 1943, location unknown |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Custer |
| Namesake: | Counties in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota |
| Ordered: | as type (C3-S-A2) hull, MC hull 388 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Laid down: | as SS Sea Eagle |
| Launched: | 6 November 1942 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. L. S. Border |
| Acquired: | by the U.S. Navy 23 January 1943 as Naval Transport (AP-85) |
| Commissioned: | 18 July 1943 as USS Custer (APA-40) |
| Decommissioned: | 24 May 1946 |
| Reclassified: | Attack Transport (APA-40), 1 February 1943 |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Honours and awards: |
Six battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | sold for commercial service in 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Bayfield-class attack transport |
| Tonnage: | 8,100 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 16,100 tons |
| Length: | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Propulsion: | General Electric geared turbine, 2 x Combustion Engineering 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: | 4,700 tons (200,000 cu. ft). |
| Complement: | Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted. Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted |
| Armament: |
x single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft. |
USS Custer (AP-85/APA-40) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations. She carried troops into invasion areas and landed them, and, for this dangerous work, she returned home for decommissioning post-war with six battle stars to her credit.
Read more about USS Custer (APA-40): Built At Pascagoula, Mississippi, World War II Operations, Post-war Decommissioning, Honors and Awards
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