USS President Jackson
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USS President Jackson (APA-18) was a President Jackson-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II and the Korean War. She was the lead ship in her class.
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USS President Jackson (APA-18) in the Elizabeth River, Virginia, 8 March 1947 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS President Jackson (APA-30) |
Namesake | President Andrew Jackson |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 2 October 1939 |
Launched | 7 June 1940 |
Sponsored by | Mrs William G. McAdoo |
Acquired | 30 June 1941 |
Commissioned | 16 January 1942 |
Decommissioned | 6 July 1955 |
Reclassified | AP-37 to APA-18, 1 February 1943 |
Stricken | 1 October 1958 |
Identification | MCV Hull Type C3-P&C, MCV Hull No. 53 |
Honours and awards | Eight battle stars for World War II service and three for the Korean War |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 23 April 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | President Jackson-class attack transport |
Displacement | 9,500 tons (lt), 16,175 fl) |
Length | 491 ft 10 in (149.91 m) |
Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
Draft | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × Newport News geared drive turbine, 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 × propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
Speed | 17–18 knots (20–21 mph; 31–33 km/h) |
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Complement | Officers 35, Enlisted 477 |
Armament | 4 × 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose guns, 2 × single Bofors 40mm guns, 12 × single 20mm guns. |
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