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

AP-53 USS Lafayette

• Class class Transport:
• Displacement: 53,400 tons
• Length: 1,029'4"
• Beam: 117'9"
• Draft: 37'6"
• Speed: 29 knots
• Armament:
• Complement:
• Built at Compagnie General Transatlantiq St. Nazaire, France as SS Normandie in 1931
  Interned at New York at the beginning of WWII, Normandie was seized 12 December 1941 and transferred to the Navy on the 24th, renamed Lafayette and designated AP-53

Additional Links:

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

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