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Gilliam-class attack transport

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Gilliam class attack transport
USS Gilliam (APA-57)
USS Gilliam (APA-57)
General characteristics
Class & typeGilliam class attack transport
Tonnage2,600 tons, 85,000 cu. ft.
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6,800 tons (full load)
7,080 (limiting)
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LOA: 426 feet
LWL: 400 feet
Beam58 feet
Draft16 feet
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2 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 450 psig, 750o F
2 x Westinghouse turboelectric mainshaft motors
Horsepower 6,600
Twin screws
Speed17 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried
15 x LCVPs, 1 x Captain's gig
Troops47 Officers, 802 Enlisted
Complement27 Officers 295 Enlisted
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1 x 5"/38 caliber gun
4 x twin 40mm cannon
10 x 20mm cannon

Gilliam Class Attack Transports were a new type of attack transport serving in the United States Navy during World War II. Established under a Maritime Commission contract, Type S4 SE2 BD1, and built by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.