USS Logan
USS Logan (APA-196) | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Logan |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Kaiser Co., Vancouver, Washington |
| Laid down | 27 May 1944 |
| Launched | 19 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 27 November 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 10 November 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 14 June 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
| Honors & awards |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Haskell-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 6,873 long tons (6,983 t) |
| Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 26 |
| Complement | 56 Officers, 480 Enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Logan (APA-196) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the United States Navy, named for counties in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, and West Virginia. The Haskell-class design, United States Maritime Commission standard type VC2-S-AP5, is a sub type of the World War II Victory ship design.
The ship was laid down on 27 May 1944 by Kaiser Co., Vancouver, Washington; launched 19 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Paul E. Lattner; acquired by the Navy; and commissioned on 14 October 1944.