Ormsby-class attack transport

USS Ormsby (APA-49), lead ship of the Ormsby class
Class overview
NameOrmsby class
BuildersMoore Dry Dock
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byWindsor class
Succeeded byBayfield class
In commission28 June 1943 - 15 March 1946
Completed3
ActiveNone
General characteristics
Class and typeOrmsby-class attack transport
Displacement7,300 tons (lt), 13,910 t. (fl)
Length459 ft 3 in (139.98 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draft24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion1 x General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 x Foster-Wheeler D-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 6,000
Speed16 - 16.5 knots
CapacityTroops: Officer 83-91 Enlisted 1,465-1475 Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,700 tons
Complement42-46 officers, 478 enlisted
Armament2 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x Bofors 40mm gun mounts, 4 x twin 20mm gun, 12 - 18 x 20mm single gun mounts.
NotesMCV hull type C2-S-B1

The Ormsby-class attack transport was a class of US Navy attack transport that saw service in World War II.

Like all attack transports, the purpose of the Ormsbys was to transport troops and their equipment to hostile shores in order to execute amphibious invasions using an array of smaller assault boats integral to the attack transport itself. Like all the attack transports, the Ormsby class was well armed with antiaircraft weaponry to protect itself and its cargo of troops from air attack in the battle zone.


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