USS Hampton (APA-115)
2 x single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft.
2 × twin 40mm AA gun mounts.
2 x single 40mm AA gun mounts.
USS Hampton (APA-115) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
The second US Navy ship to bear the name, Hampton was launched 25 August 1944 under Maritime Commission contract by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and commissioned 17 February 1945, Comdr. W. H. Ferguson in command.
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