USS Dade

	USS Dade (APA-99) in San Francisco Bay, 17 December 1945
History
United States
Name	USS Dade
Namesake	Dade County, Florida; Dade County, Georgia; Dade County, Missouri;
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	2 November 1943
Launched	14 January 1944
Christened	Lorain
Commissioned	11 November 1944
Decommissioned	25 February 1946
Renamed	USS Dade.
Honours &; awards	One battle star for service in World War II.
Fate	Scrapped 1970
Notes	MC Hull No. ???.; Type C3-S-A2.; Sponsor: Mrs. J. C. Schwingle.;
General characteristics
Class & type	Bayfield-class attack transport
Displacement	8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded
Length	492 ft (150 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion	General Electric geared turbine, 2 × Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed	18 knots
Boats & landing; craft carried	12 × LCVP, 4 × LCM (Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV)
Capacity	4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft).
Complement	Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted; Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted.; Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted;
Armament	2 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft.; 2 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts forward, port and starboard.; 2 × single 40 mm AA gun mounts.; 18 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts.;

USS Dade (APA-99) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. in 1947, she was sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1970.

History
USS Dade (APA-99) in San Francisco Bay, 17 December 1945
United States
Name	USS Dade
Namesake	Dade County, Florida Dade County, Georgia Dade County, Missouri
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	2 November 1943
Launched	14 January 1944
Christened	Lorain
Commissioned	11 November 1944
Decommissioned	25 February 1946
Renamed	USS Dade.
Honours & awards	One battle star for service in World War II.
Fate	Scrapped 1970
Notes	MC Hull No. ???. Type C3-S-A2. Sponsor: Mrs. J. C. Schwingle.
General characteristics
Class & type	Bayfield-class attack transport
Displacement	8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded
Length	492 ft (150 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion	General Electric geared turbine, 2 × Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed	18 knots
Boats & landing craft carried	12 × LCVP, 4 × LCM (Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV)
Capacity	4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft).
Complement	Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted. Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted
Armament	2 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft. 2 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts forward, port and starboard. 2 × single 40 mm AA gun mounts. 18 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts.