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

APV-1 USS Kitty Hawk

• Cargo Ship & Aircraft Ferry:
• Displacement: 16,480 tons (full load)
• Length: 478'
• Beam: 63'6"
• Draft: 26'3"
• Speed: 16 knots
• Armament: 1 5:/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8x2 20mm, 16 20mm
• Complement:
• Geared turbine engines,single screw, 8,800 h.p.
• Built at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Penn., in 1932 as SS Seatrain New York; commissioned 26 November1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Kitty Hawk

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