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Tonnage |
4087 tons light displacement 6800 tons fully loaded |
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Dimensions |
426' by 58' by 16' 129.8m by 17.7m by 4.9m |
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Maximum speed |
17.8 knots |
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Complement |
321 |
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Armament |
1 5"/38
dual-purpose gun 4x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 10 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft turboelectric (6600 shp) 2 two-drum D boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1300 tons fuel oil 16,340 gallons (61,900 liters) landing craft fuel |
| Range |
9500 nautical miles (17,600 km)
at 12 knots |
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Cargo |
980 deadweight tons 104,948 cubic feet (2972 cubic meters) |
| Booms |
2 30-ton 8 5 ton |
| Boats |
2 LCM(3) 13 LCVP 1 LCPL |
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Passengers |
252 |
The Artemises
were completed in 1944-45 at the Providence, Rhode Island, shipyard of
Walsh-Kaiser Co, Inc. They
were given the Maritime
Commission standard type number
S4-SE2-BE1. Manned by Navy crews, they were designed to land cargo on
the beach
during amphibious assaults.
They were also capable of transporting a small number of troops. Their
rather shallow draft of 16' (4.9m)
was well-suited for coming close to shore to land men and equipment.
| arrived 1944-9-15 | |
| arrived 1944-11-1 | |
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Aurelia |
arrived 1944-11-15 |
| arrived 1944-11-28 | |
| arrived 1944-12 | |
| arrived 1944-12-9 | |
| Devosa |
arrived 1945-1-8 |
| arrived 1945-1-14 | |
| arrived 1945-1-25 | |
| arrived 1945-2-6 | |
| arrived 1945-2-17 | |
| arrived 1945-3 | |
| arrived 1945-3-8 | |
| arrived 1945-4 | |
| arrived 1945-4-7 | |
| arrived 1945-4-24 | |
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Polana |
arrived 1945-5-17 |
| arrived 1945-6-4 | |
| arrived 1945-6-4 | |
| arrived 1945-7-11 |
References
NavSource.org (accessed 2009-12-23)
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