Harris-class attack transport

USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14), a ship of the Harris class
Class overview
Name	Harris class
Builders	New York Shipbuilding (x4) Bethlehem Steel (x3) Newport News Shipbuilding (x1)
Operators	United States Navy
Succeeded by	McCawley class
Built	1919-1922
In service	Commercial: 1926-1937
In commission	Army: 1939-1941 Navy: 1941-1946
Completed	8 (acquired)
Retired	8
General characteristics
Class and type	Harris-class attack transport
Displacement	13,529 tons (lt), 21,900 t.(fl)
Length	535 ft 2 in (163.12 m)
Beam	72 ft 4 in (22.05 m)
Draft	31 ft 3 in (9.53 m)
Propulsion	2 × turbines, 8 × boilers, 2 × propeller, designed shaft horsepower 10,000 -12,000
Speed	17 - 18 knots
Capacity	Troops: 95-126 officers, 1,417-1,961 enlisted Cargo: 120,000-409,400 cu ft, 1,700-2,600 tons
Complement	29-67 officers, 585-673 enlisted
Armament	4 × 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose guns, 1-2 × twin 40mm guns, 0-2 × quad 1.1"/75 caliber guns, 10-18 × single 20mm guns.

The Harris-class attack transport was a class of US Navy attack transport which saw service in World War II. The purpose of any attack transport was to deliver troops and their equipment to hostile shores in order to execute amphibious invasions using an array of smaller integral landing craft. Being intended to serve in forward combat areas, these ships were well armed with antiaircraft guns to protect itself and its vulnerable cargo of troops from air attack in the battle zone.