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

AKV-1 USS Kittyhawk

• Kittyhawk class Aircraft Ferry:
• Displacement: 16,480 tons (full load)
• Length: 478'
• Beam: 63'6"
• Draft: 26'
• Speed: 17 knots (max), 10 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8x2 20mm, 16 20mm
• Complement: 245
• Geared turbine engine, single screw, 8,000 hp
• Built at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, PA; converted to AKV at Tietjin & Land Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J.; and commissioned 26 November 1941

Additional Links:

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

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