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National Archives. Via NavSource.org
| Tonnage | 4626 tons light 9040 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 458' by 60'2" by 20" 139.6m by 18.3m by 6.1m |
| Maximum speed | 21 knots |
| Complement | 458 |
| Armament | 2x1, 1x2 5"/38 DP gun 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 20 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft General Electric geared turbine (11,000 shp) 4 Combustion Engineering 2-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1400 tons |
| Capacity |
60 3/4 ton weapons carriers or 108 jeeps or 27 DUKWs, plus
30,000 gallons gasoline plus 40,000 cubic feet cargo plus 880
passengers. An additional 1072 men could be carried in place of the
vehicles. |
| Modifications |
One single 5" gun replaced by 2x2 40mm guns and the twin 5" gun mount by a single 5" gun. |
The Osages, also designated as LSVs (Landing Ship Vehicle) or as assault transports, were originally laid down as net tenders,
but new nets were much lighter than those they were designed for and
the hulls were releaesd for other use. They were therefore converted to
transports and then to landing ships on the ways. Specialized for carrying amphibious vehicles, each could carry 19 LVTs or 23 DUKWs in what had been the net stowage well.
The original design called for the ships to unload
their vehicles by crane, but while the completed ships had one 12-ton
and four 4-ton cranes, the final design included a small ramp in the
rear. The design was not considered very successful, since the vehicle
and cargo capacity were limited. The narrow vehicle decks prevented any
rearrangement of the vehicles once embarked, and compartments to either
side made moving vehicles onto the ramp difficult.
| Monitor |
Arrived 1944-8-3 |
| Montauk |
Arrived 1944-11-16 |
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Arrived 1945-2-6 |
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| Saugus |
Arrived 1945-4-10 |
References
NavSource.org (accessed 2009-12-26)
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