USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176)
USS General J. C. Breckinridge (T-AP-176) underway |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS General J. C. Breckinridge |
| Namesake: | General James Carson Breckinridge, US Army |
| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock |
| Launched: | 18 March 1945 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs Dorothy T. Breckinridge |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 1945 |
| Reclassified: | T-AP-176 (1 October 1949) |
| Struck: | 1 December 1966 |
| Identification: | MC hull type P2-S2-R2 |
| Honors and awards: |
Four service stars for Korean War service and one for the Vietnam War |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1988, Taiwan |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | General John Pope class transport |
| Displacement: | 11,450 tons (lt) |
| Tons burthen: | 20,175 tons fully laden |
| Length: | 622 feet 7 inches (189.76 m) |
| Beam: | 75 feet 6 inches (23.01 m) |
| Draft: | 25 feet 6 inches (7.77 m) |
| Installed power: | 17,000 shp |
| Propulsion: | turbo-electric transmission, twin screw |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 5,289 |
| Complement: | 466 |
| Armament: | 4 x single 5"/38 caliber dual purpose guns, 4 x 40mm guns, 20 x single 20mm guns |
USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176) was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In October 1949 she was redesignated T-AP-176 but retained her Navy crew.
USS General J. C. Breckinridge, a General John Pope class troop transport, was built under Maritime Commission contract by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company at Kearny, New Jersey.
Read more about USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176): World War II, Peacetime Service, Korean War, Vietnam War, Decommission, Awards
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