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

AVS-3 USS Grumium

• Grumium class Aircraft Supply Ship:
• Displacement: 12,400 tons
• Length: 442'
• Beam: 57'
• Draft: 25'
• Speed: 11 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 1 3"/50 DP, 8 20mm
• Complement: 198
• Reciprocating engines, single screw, 1,950 hp
• Built at Permanente Metals, Richmond, Calif., and commissioned as AK-112 20 October 1943
• Redesignated IX-174 20 June 1944
• Redesignated AVS-3 25 May 1945

Additional Links:

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

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