Gilliam-class attack transport
| Gilliam class attack transport | |
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| USS Gilliam (APA-57) USS Gilliam (APA-57)
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gilliam class attack transport |
| Tonnage | 2,600 tons, 85,000 cu. ft. |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 6,800 tons (full load) 7,080 (limiting) |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) LOA: 426 feet LWL: 400 feet |
| Beam | 58 feet |
| Draft | 16 feet |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 450 psig, 750o F 2 x Westinghouse turboelectric mainshaft motors Horsepower 6,600 Twin screws |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 15 x LCVPs, 1 x Captain's gig |
| Troops | 47 Officers, 802 Enlisted |
| Complement | 27 Officers 295 Enlisted |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 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
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.