Vessel is of U S Maritime Commission design No. P2-SE2-R1 converted at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company's yard in Virginia; length oa 608 ft 11 in.; breadth molded 75 ft 6 in.; depth molded 52 ft 6 in.; gross tonnage 19,766; propelled by General Electric turbo-electric propulsion machinery with total of 20,500 hp.


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    Title :

    General Simon B. Buckner first of army's fully converted P-2 transports


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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