USS Fayette (APA-43)
USS Fayette (APA-43) |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Counties in 11 States |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | Unknown |
| Launched: | 25 February 1943 |
| Christened: | Sea Hawk. |
| Commissioned: | 14 October 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 March 1946 |
| Renamed: | USS Fayette, Robin Gray, Gray. |
| Reclassified: | AP-88 to APA-43 (1 Feb '43). |
| Honours and awards: |
Six battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1971. |
| Notes: | MC Hull No. 391. Type C3-S-A2. Sponsor: Mrs. H. L. Vickery. |
| 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) |
| Draft: | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Propulsion: | General Electric 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: | 4,700 tons (175,000 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 Fayette (APA-43) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Fayette was launched 25 February 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, as Sea Hawk; acquired by the Navy 30 April; placed in ferry commission between 30 April and 14 May; and commissioned in full 14 October 1943, Commander J. C. Lester in command.
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