USS Sevier
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USS Sevier (APA-233) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. She was scrapped in 1980.
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Sevier, circa 1945 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Sevier (APA-233) |
Namesake | |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 4 October 1944 |
Launched | 16 November 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs Fred Lord |
Commissioned | 5 December 1944 |
Decommissioned | 30 April 1947 |
Reclassified | LPA-233, 1 January 1969 |
Stricken | 23 June 1947 |
Honours and awards | Two battle stars for World War II |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 15 February 1980 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Haskell-class attack transport |
Displacement | 6,720 tons (lt), 14,837 t. (fl) |
Length | 455 ft |
Beam | 62 ft |
Draft | 24 ft |
Propulsion | 1 x Joshua Hendy geared turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
Speed | 17.7 knots |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x LCM, 12 x LCVP, 3 x LCPU |
Capacity | 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted |
Crew | 56 Officers, 480 enlisted |
Armament | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 1 x quad 40mm gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
Notes | MCV Hull No. 679, hull type VC2-S-AP5 |
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