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

APA-56 USS Leedstown

• Windsor class Attack Transport:
• Displacement: 13,200 tons (full load)
• Length: 474'
• Beam: 66'
• Draft: 26'
• Speed: 17.5 knots
• Armament: 2 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 12x2 20mm
• Complement: 453
• Capacity: 3,895 DWT cargo, 2 LCM, 24 LCVP, 1 LCP(L), 1 LCP(R); 1,587 troops
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 8,000 hp
• Built at Bethlehem Steel, Balitmore, Md., and commissioned 16 July 1943

Additional Links:

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

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