Details of conversion of P-2 type Navy troop transport as carried out at San Francisco yard of Bethlehem Steel Co for Army Transportation Corps; troop accommodations on lower decks were left intact; two engine rooms remain, which were built to prevent crippling of vessel in event one of engine rooms was damaged; ship has length of 609 ft 5 3/4 in., beam molded 75 ft 6 in.; depth molded to promenade deck 61 ft 6 in.; sustained speed 19 knots; normal shp 18,000.


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    Title :

    Transport admiral W.S. Sims converted


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1945


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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