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

APA-17 USS American Legion

• Harris class Attack Transport:
• Displacement: 21,300 tons
• Length: 535'
• Beam: 72'
• Draft: 30'6"
• Speed: 17.5 knots
• Armament: 4 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 1x4 40mm, 10x2 20mm
• Complement: 682
• Capacity: 3,991 DWT cargo, 33 OCVP, 2-4 LCM(3), 1,650 troops
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 12,000 shaft hp
• Built at New York Shipbuilding, Camden, N.J. as a passenger and cargo steamship, 15 July 1921
• Acquired by the US Army as a troop transport on 19 December 1939
  Acquired by the US Navy, and commissioned AP-35 26 August 1941
  Reclassified as an Attack Transport (APA-17) on 1 February 1943

Additional Links:

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

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