USS Sumter (APA-52)
Sumter in September 1943 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Sumter (APA-52) |
| Namesake | Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War General. |
| Builder | Gulf Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 3 April 1942 |
| Launched | 4 October 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs J. F. McRae |
| Acquired | 30 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 19 March 1946 |
| Reclassified | AP-97 to APA-52, 1 February 1943 |
| Stricken | 17 April 1946 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5126641 |
| Honours & awards | Six battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Scrapped, October 1978 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sumter-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 13,910 tons (fl) |
| Length | 468 ft 8 in (142.85 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (limiting) |
| Propulsion | 1 × General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propeller, designed shaft horsepower 6,000 |
| Speed | 16.5 knots |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | Officers 39, Enlisted 410 |
| Armament |
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| Notes | MCV Hull No. 474, hull type C2-S-E1 |
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USS Sumter (APA-52) was a Sumter-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was subsequently sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1978.