USS Pierce
USS Pierce (APA-50) at anchor, date and place unknown | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Pierce (APA-50) |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Moore Dry Dock |
| Laid down | 22 July 1942 |
| Launched | 10 October 1942 |
| Christened | Northern Light |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 11 March 1946 |
| Renamed | USS Pierce (APA-50), American Planter |
| Reclassified | AP-95 to APA-50, 1 February 1943 |
| Stricken | 17 April 1946 |
| Identification | MCV Hull Type C2-S-B1, MCV Hull No. 289 |
| Honors & awards | Six battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Scrapped May 1969 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ormsby-class attack transport |
| Tonnage | 8,250 GRT |
| Displacement | 7,300 tons (lt), 13,910 t. (fl) |
| Length | 459 ft 3 in (139.98 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft 1 in (19.23 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft (8.22960000 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 x Foster-Wheeler D-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 6,000 |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | Officers 43, Enlisted 478 |
| Armament | 2 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x Bofors 40mm gun mounts, 4 x twin 20mm gun, 14 x 20mm single gun mounts. |
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USS Pierce (APA-50) was an Ormsby-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Pierce (APA-50) was laid down as Northern Light (MC hull 289) by Moore Dry Dock of Oakland, California 22 July 1942; launched 10 October 1942; and commissioned 30 June 1943.