USS Audrain (APA-59)
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 USS Audrain (APA-59) at anchor, date and place unknown |
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| Career (USA) |  |
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| Name: | USS Audrain (APA-59) |
| Builder: | Consolidated Steel |
| Laid down: | 1 December 1943 |
| Launched: | 21 April 1944 |
| Acquired: | 1 September 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 2 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 May 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 August 1947 |
| Honours and awards: |
One battle star for WWII service |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 11 July 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Gilliam-class attack transport |
| Displacement: | 4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl) |
| Length: | 426 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000 |
| Speed: | 16.9 knots |
| Capacity: | 47 Officers, 802 Enlisted; cargo 85,000 cu ft, 2,600 tons |
| Complement: | 27 Officers, 295 Enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes: | MCV Hull No. 1852, hull type S4-SE2-BD1 |
USS Appling (APA-58) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Laid down 1 December 1943, Audrain was launched on 21 April 1944, acquired by the Navy 1 September 1944 and commissioned the next day.
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[edit] Operational history
[edit] World War II
Audrain participated in two combat operations, the landings at Lingayen Gulf (9 January 1944) and the massive invasion of Okinawa (1 to 9 April, 1945).
[edit] Decommission
Audrain was decommissioned at Pearl Harbor on 15 May 1946, and transferred to the Maritime Commission 25 July 1947, for laying up in the National Defence Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California.
She was sold for scrap 11 July 1972 to the National Metal & Steel Corporation of Terminal Island, California.
[edit] Decorations
Audrain earned one battle star for her World War II service.
[edit] References
- APA-59 Audrain, Navsource Online.
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