USS Fremont (APA-44)
USS Fremont (APA-44) |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Counties in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa and Wyoming |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | Unknown |
| Launched: | 31 March 1943 |
| Christened: | Sea Corsair. |
| Commissioned: | 29 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 September 1969 |
| Renamed: | USS Fremont. |
| Reclassified: | AP-89 to APA-44 (1 Feb '43). |
| Struck: | 1 June 1973. |
| Honours and awards: |
Five battle stars for service in World War II. |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1974. |
| Notes: | MC Hull No. 392. Type C3-S-A2. Sponsor: Mrs. W. R. Guest. |
| 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 Fremont (APA-44) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Fremont was launched 31 March 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi; as Sea Corsair, placed in partial commission between 30 May 1943 and 11 June 1943, and commissioned in full 23 November 1943 Captain C. V. Conlan in command.
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