Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AE-3 USS Lassen

• Lassen class Ammunition Ship:
• Displacement: 13,855 tons (full load)
• Length: 459'
• Beam: 63'
• Draft: 26'
• Speed: 16 knots (max); 10.5 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 4 3"/50 DP; 2x2 40mm; 8x2 20mm
• Complement:
• Cargo: 5,000 DWT
• Diesel engines, single screw, 6,000 shaft hp.
• Maritime Commission C2-Cargo type
• Built at Tampa Shipbuiding, Tampa, Fla., and commissioned 27 March 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Lassen

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