30:
87:
496:
The class as a whole was subsequently demobilized in early 1946, and the individual ships sold into commercial service, mostly as cargo ships. Most of the ships were scrapped in the early-to-mid-1970s, having enjoyed overall service lives of approximately 30 years. A notable exception was the
323:
type; unusually, they appear to be of more than one subtype. This is probably reflects the class entering service in fits and starts, the first two vessels from June 1943 and the remaining seven between July 1944 and
January 1945.
462:. The next two were not commissioned until at least July 1944 and only saw three combat operations between them. The remaining five ships arrived too late to see combat and served out the war on transport and training missions.
835:
418:
s also appear to be more lightly armed than most other attack transport classes, particularly with respect to the 40mm weapon which was considered far more effective than the 20mm gun which comprised most of the
830:
406:
Other unusual aspects in regards to this class is that they are listed with a variety of different armaments. Early models had two five-inch guns while the later ships had only one; the
678:
804:
347:, have length, beam and draft specifications which are inconsistent with their listed subtype, but consistent (in larger length and beam) with the C3-S-A2 hull.
671:
311:
825:
664:
458:, were built and commissioned in mid-1943, much earlier than the later units. Consequently, they saw much more action, both earning at least five
29:
403:-class was constructed of three different C3 hull types, which would make it quite unusual, or DANFS has listed the subtype incorrectly.
547:
367:
236:
473:
s, like virtually all classes of attack transport, were assigned first to transporting fresh troops to occupation missions in
788:
414:
is listed with 8 x 40mm guns and no 20mm, whereas the other ships are listed with a maximum of 2 x 40mm and 22 x 20mm. The
779:
115:
102:
385:
363:
714:
708:
566:
510:
486:
451:
735:
232:
763:
756:
749:
742:
728:
701:
650:
See the individual DANFS ship entries (APA numbers 55, 56, 91, 97, 98, 103, 105, 110 and 111) in the
559:
443:
359:
240:
71:
34:
389:
316:
251:
286:
92:
636:
Outboard
Profiles of Maritime Commission Vessels: C3 Cargo Ship, Sub-Designs and Conversions
331:
were based upon the C3-S-A1 hull, followed by several on the C3-S-A3; however, the last two,
373:
271:
157:
637:
520:. She was finally decommissioned in 1995 and sunk as an artificial reef in 2007. Another
381:
215:
Troops: Officer 94 Enlisted 1,463 Cargo:150,000 cu ft (4,200 m), 1,600 tons
65:
489:, the giant sealift organized to bring millions of demobilizing servicemen back to the
297:
weaponry to protect itself and its cargo of troops from air attack in the battle zone.
819:
514:
490:
290:
285:
s was to transport troops and their equipment to foreign shores in order to execute
587:
533:
320:
294:
275:
656:
580:
525:
459:
439:
410:
was at least initially fitted with 1.1" antiaircraft guns instead of 40mm; and
615:
608:
601:
594:
540:
498:
340:
332:
721:
573:
42:
366:, where the large majority of C3-S-A2 based ships subsequently modified to
399:
Since ships of a given class usually have the same dimensions either the
651:
466:
315:(DANFS). Its class of nine ships were based upon three variants of the
293:
integral to the attack transport itself. The class was well armed with
268:
505:. Following her refurbishment and service as passenger-cargo ship SS
199:
Steam turbine engine, single propeller, 8,000 shp (6,000 kW)
482:
478:
474:
660:
254:
hull types C3-S-A1, C3-S-A3, possibly also C3-S-A2 or C3-S1-A3
309:
class is inconsistently documented in the US Navy's official
836:
World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
513:
in April 1965 and spent the next 30 years as training ship
805:
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
831:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
281:Like all attack transports, the purpose of the
672:
8:
477:and its former occupied territories such as
312:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
679:
665:
657:
442:. The first two ships of the class, the
629:
18:
7:
289:invasions using an array of smaller
274:. Ships of the class saw service in
207:18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
243:mounts, 18 x single 20mm gun mounts
183:66–69.5 ft (20.1–21.2 m)
14:
438:class served exclusively in the
376:were produced. The other seven
191:25–26.5 ft (7.6–8.1 m)
175:472–492 ft (144–150 m)
85:
28:
826:Windsor-class attack transports
548:Stevens Institute of Technology
539:before becoming dormitory ship
532:served as passenger-cargo ship
167:7,970 tons (lt), 13,132 t. (fl)
1:
235:dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x
16:Type of WWII US naval vessel
852:
231:Variable, but usually 1 x
800:
774:
697:
223:91 officers, 522 enlisted
148:
54:
27:
691:-class attack transports
509:, she was loaned to the
654:amphibious ship index.
386:Sparrows Point Shipyard
364:Pascagoula, Mississippi
265:-class attack transport
149:General characteristics
511:Texas Maritime Academy
487:Operation Magic Carpet
128:June 1943 - June 1946
360:Ingalls Shipbuilding
267:was a class of nine
72:Ingalls Shipbuilding
390:Baltimore, Maryland
317:Maritime Commission
24:
93:United States Navy
19:
813:
812:
392:where few if any
374:attack transports
272:attack transports
258:
257:
239:mounts, 2 x twin
112:Succeeded by
843:
681:
674:
667:
658:
639:
634:
425:
158:attack transport
91:
89:
88:
32:
25:
851:
850:
846:
845:
844:
842:
841:
840:
816:
815:
814:
809:
796:
770:
693:
685:
648:
643:
642:
635:
631:
626:
556:
503: (APA-103)
485:, and later to
440:Pacific Theatre
432:
423:
382:Bethlehem Steel
345: (APA-111)
337: (APA-110)
303:
237:Bofors 40mm gun
86:
84:
66:Bethlehem Steel
50:
17:
12:
11:
5:
849:
847:
839:
838:
833:
828:
818:
817:
811:
810:
808:
807:
801:
798:
797:
795:
794:
785:
775:
772:
771:
769:
768:
761:
754:
747:
740:
733:
726:
719:
706:
698:
695:
694:
686:
684:
683:
676:
669:
661:
647:
644:
641:
640:
628:
627:
625:
622:
621:
620:
613:
606:
599:
592:
585:
578:
571:
564:
555:
554:Ships in class
552:
530: (APA-97)
456: (APA-56)
448: (APA-55)
431:
428:
380:were built by
358:were built by
319:'s ubiquitous
302:
299:
256:
255:
249:
245:
244:
229:
225:
224:
221:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
113:
109:
108:
100:
96:
95:
82:
78:
77:
76:
75:
69:
61:
57:
56:
55:Class overview
52:
51:
39: (APA-55)
33:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
848:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
823:
821:
806:
803:
802:
799:
793:
791:
787:Followed by:
786:
784:
782:
778:Preceded by:
777:
776:
773:
767:
766:
762:
760:
759:
755:
753:
752:
748:
746:
745:
741:
739:
738:
734:
732:
731:
727:
725:
724:
720:
718:
717:
712:
711:
707:
705:
704:
700:
699:
696:
692:
690:
682:
677:
675:
670:
668:
663:
662:
659:
655:
653:
645:
638:
633:
630:
623:
619:
618:
614:
612:
611:
607:
605:
604:
600:
598:
597:
593:
591:
590:
586:
584:
583:
579:
577:
576:
572:
570:
569:
565:
563:
562:
558:
557:
553:
551:
549:
545:
544:
538:
537:
531:
529:
523:
519:
518:
517:Texas Clipper
512:
508:
504:
502:
494:
492:
491:United States
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
463:
461:
457:
455:
449:
447:
441:
437:
434:Ships of the
429:
427:
422:
417:
413:
409:
404:
402:
397:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
372:
370:
365:
361:
357:
353:
348:
346:
344:
338:
336:
330:
325:
322:
318:
314:
313:
308:
301:Class history
300:
298:
296:
292:
291:assault boats
288:
284:
279:
277:
273:
270:
266:
264:
253:
250:
247:
246:
242:
238:
234:
233:5"/38 caliber
230:
227:
226:
222:
219:
218:
214:
211:
210:
206:
203:
202:
198:
195:
194:
190:
187:
186:
182:
179:
178:
174:
171:
170:
166:
163:
162:
159:
156:
153:
152:
147:
143:
140:
139:
135:
132:
131:
127:
125:In commission
124:
123:
120:
118:
114:
111:
110:
107:
105:
101:
98:
97:
94:
83:
80:
79:
73:
70:
67:
64:
63:
62:
59:
58:
53:
48:
44:
40:
38:
31:
26:
22:
789:
780:
764:
757:
750:
743:
736:
729:
722:
715:
709:
702:
688:
687:
652:DANFS Online
649:
632:
616:
609:
602:
595:
588:
581:
574:
567:
560:
542:
535:
527:
524:class ship,
521:
516:
506:
500:
495:
470:
464:
460:battle stars
453:
445:
435:
433:
426:s armament.
420:
415:
411:
407:
405:
400:
398:
396:were built.
393:
377:
368:
355:
351:
349:
342:
334:
328:
326:
310:
306:
304:
295:antiaircraft
282:
280:
276:World War II
262:
261:
259:
164:Displacement
116:
103:
46:
36:
20:
99:Preceded by
49:class, 1943
820:Categories
646:References
430:In service
327:The early
287:amphibious
220:Complement
196:Propulsion
716:Leedstown
568:Leedstown
550:in 1967.
536:Exochorda
526:USS
507:Excambion
499:USS
454:Leedstown
452:USS
444:USS
408:Leedstown
394:Bayfields
341:USS
333:USS
133:Completed
81:Operators
43:lead ship
35:USS
737:Dutchess
589:Dutchess
541:SS
534:SS
378:Windsors
369:Bayfield
329:Windsors
321:C3 cargo
241:20mm gun
228:Armament
212:Capacity
60:Builders
790:Gilliam
730:Dauphin
703:Windsor
689:Windsor
582:Dauphin
561:Windsor
543:Stevens
528:Dauphin
522:Windsor
471:Windsor
467:V-J Day
446:Windsor
436:Windsor
421:Windsor
416:Windsor
401:Windsor
384:at its
307:Windsor
283:Windsor
269:US Navy
263:Windsor
47:Windsor
45:of the
37:Windsor
23:-class
21:Windsor
781:Sumter
765:Grundy
758:Griggs
751:Shelby
744:Queens
617:Grundy
610:Griggs
603:Shelby
596:Queens
501:Queens
469:, the
465:After
412:Griggs
371:-class
356:Grundy
352:Griggs
350:Also,
343:Grundy
335:Griggs
172:Length
141:Active
117:Ormsby
90:
792:class
783:class
723:Adair
624:Notes
575:Adair
515:USTS
483:Korea
479:China
475:Japan
424:'
248:Notes
204:Speed
188:Draft
119:class
106:class
104:Doyen
710:Wood
546:for
481:and
450:and
354:and
339:and
305:The
260:The
180:Beam
154:Type
144:None
74:(x2)
68:(x7)
388:in
362:in
252:MCV
822::
713:/
493:.
278:.
41:,
680:e
673:t
666:v
136:9
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
