USS President Adams

President Adams (AP-38), probably at Nouméa, New Caledonia, on 4 August 1942, the eve of the Guadalcanal-Tulagi invasion.
History
United States
NameUSS President Adams
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia
Laid down6 June 1940
Launched31 January 1941
Commissioned19 November 1941
Decommissioned14 June 1950
ReclassifiedAPA-19, 1 February 1943
Stricken1 October 1958
Honors &
awards		9 battle stars (World War II)
FateScrapped, 1974
General characteristics
Class & typePresident Jackson-class attack transport
Displacement16,175 long tons (16,435 t) full
Length491 ft 10 in (149.91 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion
Speed17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity3,600 long tons (3,658 t)
Troops76 officers and 1,258 enlisted
Complement36 officers and 477 enlisted
Armament

USS President Adams (AP-38/APA-19) was a President Jackson-class attack transport of the United States Navy, named for Founding Father John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, the second and sixth Presidents of the United States.

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