Paul Revere-class attack transport

USS Francis Marion in 1960s
Class overview
NamePaul Revere class
BuildersNew York Shipbuilding Corp.
Operators
Preceded byHaskell class
Succeeded bynone
Built1952–1954
In service1958–1980
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
Type
Displacement16,828 t (16,562 long tons), full load
Length563 ft 6 in (171.75 m)
Beam76 ft (23 m)
Draft27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Installed power
  • 1 × propeller
  • 19,250 shp (14,355 kW)
  • 620 psi (4,275 kPa)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity
Troops
  • 100 officers
  • 1,500 enlisted
Complement414 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament4 × dual 3"/50 caliber guns
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck

The Paul Revere-class attack transport was a ship class of attack transports of the United States Navy during the Cold War. Both ships were converted from the Type C4-S-1A cargo ships, and would be the last attack transports to be procured by the Navy.[1]

Development

Two type C4 cargo ships were converted into attack transports for the United States Navy since the middle stages of the 1950s.[2] Both ships were decommissioned on 1 January 1980 and later sold to the Spanish Navy in the same year.[citation needed]

The ship's hull remained nearly the same but with new equipment to carry out her purpose now placed on deck alongside several cranes. The ships' armaments had been slightly changed and relocated in order for the ships to carry out their new roles.[1][3]

Ships in the class

Paul Revere class attack transport
Hull no. Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
APA-248 / LPA-248 Paul Revere New York Shipbuilding Corp. 15 May 1952 11 April 1953 3 September 1958 1 January 1980 Sold to Spain as Castilla (L-21), 17 January 1980
APA-249 / LPA-249 Francis Marion ? 13 February 1954 6 July 1961 1 January 1980 Sold to Spain as Aragón (L-22), 11 July 1980

References

  • Photo gallery of Attack Transport (APA)/Amphibious Transport (LPA) Index at NavSource Naval History no nationality or prefix;
  • United States Navy. 1959-1991. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  • 2002. U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.
  1. ^ a b U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2002. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.
  2. ^ "New Role for the Paul Revere". U.S. Naval Institute. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ Embarkation. United States Marine Corps. 1961. pp. 154–155.