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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 9000 tons light displacement 16,725 tons full displacement |
| Dimensions | 491' by 69'6" by 26'6" 149.7m by 31.6m by 8.1m |
| Maximum speed | 18.4 knots |
| Complement | 578 |
| Armament | 1 5"/38
dual-purpose gun 4x1 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts 8x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 4 0.50 machine guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft General Electric geared
turbine (8500 shp) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1650 tons fuel oil 1120 barrels diesel |
| Passengers | 1304 |
The Arthur Middletons
were completed in 1942-1945 as attack transport squadron flagships
based on Maritime
Commission
standard C3-P&C hulls.
As such, they sacrificed some carrying capacity in return for greater
communications facilities. The ships carried 22 LCVP and 2 - 4 LCM(3) landing craft.
The lead ship of the class was originally launched as African Comet on 28 June 1941 and acquired by the Navy on 6 January 1942, being renamed Arthur Middleton the next day. The ship participated in Operation BOBCAT
before being taken in hand for conversion to an attack transport. The
other two ships had similar histories, but served in the European war
before being transferred to the Pacific.
| Arthur Middleton | Completed 1942-9-7 (San
Francisco) |
| George Clymer |
Arrived 1942-12-24 |
| Samuel Chase |
Arrived 1945-1-25 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-1)
NavSource.org (accessed 2008-10-10)
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