nearly sister-ship Artemis 1945
No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
APA57 | Gilliam | 720 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1943 | 28.3.1944 | 7.1944 | sunk at nuclear tests 1.7.1946 |
APA58 | Appling | 721 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1943 | 9.4.1944 | 8.1944 | stricken 4.1947 |
APA59 | Audrain | 722 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 12.1943 | 21.4.1944 | 8.1944 | stricken 8.1947 |
APA60 | Banner | 723 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1.1944 | 3.5.1944 | 9.1944 | target at nuclear tests 7.1946 |
APA61 | Barrow | 724 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1.1944 | 11.5.1944 | 9.1944 | target at nuclear tests 7.1946 |
APA62 | Berrien | 725 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 2.1944 | 20.5.1944 | 10.1944 | stricken 8.1947 |
APA63 | Bladen | 726 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 3.1944 | 31.5.1944 | 10.1944 | stricken 10.1953 |
APA64 | Bracken | 727 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 3.1944 | 10.6.1944 | 10.1944 | scuttled 10.3.1948 |
APA65 | Briscoe | 728 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 3.1944 | 19.6.1944 | 10.1944 | sunk as target 6.5.1948 |
APA66 | Brule | 729 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 4.1944 | 30.6.1944 | 10.1944 | sunk as target 11.5.1948 |
APA67 | Burleson | 730 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 4.1944 | 11.7.1944 | 11.1944 | stricken 9.1968 |
APA68 | Butte | 731 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 5.1944 | 20.7.1944 | 11.1944 | target at nuclear tests 7.1946 |
APA69 | Carlisle | 732 | Consolidated, San Pedro | 1944 | 30.7.1944 | 11.1944 | target at nuclear tests 7.1946 |
APA70 | Carteret | 733 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 15.8.1944 | 11.1944 | sunk as target 19.4.1948 |
APA71 | Catron | 734 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 28.8.1944 | 11.1944 | sunk as target 6.5.1948 |
APA72 | Clarendon | 735 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 12.9.1944 | 12.1944 | to Maritime Comm. 9.1946 |
APA73 | Cleburne | 736 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 27.9.1944 | 12.1944 | to Maritime Comm. 7.1947 |
APA74 | Colusa | 737 | Consolidated, San Pedro | 1944 | 7.10.1944 | 12.1944 | stricken 3.1947 |
APA75 | Cortland | 738 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 18.10.1944 | 12.1944 | to Maritime Comm. 3.1948 |
APA76 | Crenshaw | 739 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 27.10.1944 | 1.1945 | to Maritime Comm. 6.1946 |
APA77 | Crittenden | 740 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 6.11.1944 | 1.1945 | scuttled 5.10.1947 |
APA78 | Cullman | 741 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 17.11.1944 | 2.1945 | stricken 7.1946 |
APA79 | Dawson | 742 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 27.11.1944 | 2.1945 | sunk as target 19.4.1948 |
APA80 | Elkhart | 743 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 5.12.1944 | 2.1945 | to Maritime Comm. 6.1946 |
APA81 | Fallon | 744 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 14.12.1944 | 2.1945 | scuttled 11.3.1948 |
APA82 | Fergus | 745 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 24.12.1944 | 2.1945 | to Maritime Comm. 9.1947 |
APA83 | Fillmore | 746 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 4.1.1945 | 3.1945 | to Maritime Comm. 4.1948 |
APA84 | Garrard | 747 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 10.1944 | 13.1.1945 | 3.1945 | stricken 5.1946 |
APA85 | Gasconade | 748 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 11.1944 | 23.1.1945 | 3.1945 | sunk as target 21.7.1948 |
APA86 | Geneva | 749 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 1944 | 31.1.1945 | 3.1945 | stricken 2.1947 |
APA87 | Niagara | 750 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 11.1944 | 10.2.1945 | 3.1945 | sold 2.1950 |
APA88 | Presidio | 751 | Consolidated, Wilmington | 12.1944 | 17.2.1945 | 4.1945 | stricken 8.1947 |
Displacement standard, t |
4247 |
Displacement full, t |
6800 - 7080 |
Length, m |
121.9 wl 129.9 oa |
Breadth, m |
17.7 |
Draught, m |
4.72 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Westinghouse turbine-generators, 2 electric motors, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
Max speed, kts |
18 |
Fuel, t |
oil 1475 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
5256(15) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 4 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4 |
Electronic equipment |
presumably SF or SG or SO or SU radar |
Military load |
13 LCVP, 1 LCPL, 1 LCPR, 600 t of cargo, 986 marines |
Complement |
283 |
Project history: USN military transport vessels were sectioned into two groups: ÀÐ for transportation of troops and ÀÊ for carriage of goods and technics. The majority of them were built on the basis of standard types Ñ2, Ñ3 and Ñ4 and differed from usual cargo ships a little.
For delivery of troops and cargoes directly to a beaching place assault landing transport ships (ÀÐÀ and ÀÊÀ) served, which main difference from ÀÊ and ÀÐ consisted that they were extra equipped with disembarkation craft of LCVP, LCM and LCP (L) types; with their help delivery of people and cargoes to beach also was effected.
Originally similar ships were not outlined in own subclass and were registered as ÀÐ and ÀÊ. In February, 1943 reorganisation was done and assault transports have received indexation ÀÐÀ and ÀÊÀ.
Two ships of Doyen class, projected even on the eve of war for landing operations in Caribbean basin, became the first American assault military transports. The overwhelming majority of remaining ÀÐÀ and ÀÊÀ has been converted from merchant cargo and cargo-passenger vessels or constructed in hulls of standard cargo vessels built by the big series in days of war. An exception were specially projected as assault transports Gilliam (ÀÐÀ) and Artemis (ÀÊÀ) classes.
Besides the large landing transport ships of ÀÐÀ and ÀÊÀ classes, small landing parties and subversive groups were landed by fast landing transports (APD) converted from become outdated Wickes and Clemson classes destroyers and destroyer escorts of Buckley and Rudderow classes.
Gilliam class transports belonged to purpose built S4-SE2-BD1 type.
Modernizations: None
.1/1946: 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 4 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SF or SG or SO or SU radar
Naval service: No significant events.
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