USS Rocky Mount

History
United States
NameRocky Mount
NamesakeRocky Mountains
Laid down4 December 1942
Launched7 March 1943
Acquired13 March 1943
Commissioned16 October 1943
Decommissioned22 March 1947
Stricken1 July 1960
FateScrapped in 1973
General characteristics
Class & typeAppalachian-class command ship
Displacement7,240 t.(lt) 13.910t.(fl)
Length459 ft 3 in (139.98 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draught24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsiongeared steam turbine, single propeller
Speed16.4 kts.
Complement
  • 31 Officers
  • 472 Enlisted
Armament
  • two single 127mm DP gun mounts,
  • four twin 40 mm AA gun mounts,
  • fourteen single 20 mm AA gun mounts

USS Rocky Mount (AGC-3) was an Appalachian-class command ship in the United States Navy.

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