USS Calvert (APA-32)
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Calvert (APA-32) |
| Namesake | Calvert County, Maryland |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel |
| Launched | 22 May 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs M. G. Fitch |
| Christened | Delorleans |
| Acquired | 30 September 1942 |
| Commissioned |
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| Renamed | USS Calvert |
| Reclassified | AP-65 to APA-32, 1 February 1943 |
| Stricken | 1 August 1966 |
| Identification | MCV Hull Type C3-Delta, MCV Hull No. 151 |
| Honours & awards | One Navy Unit Commendation, plus eight battle stars for World War II service and two for the Korean War |
| Fate | Scrapped, 14 February 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Crescent City-class attack transport |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 491 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft 6 in (19.96 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
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| Complement | 48 officers, 510 enlisted |
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USS Calvert (APA-32) was a Crescent City-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. In addition to her ten battle stars, Calvert was awarded a Navy Unit Commendation.
Calvert was launched 22 May 1942 as Delorleans by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard under a Maritime Commission contract. Acquired by the Navy 30 September 1942, she became the second Navy ship named after Calvert County, Maryland, designated transport AP-65. She was commissioned the next day. She was reclassified as attack transport APA-32, on 1 February 1943.