USS Dorchester (APB-46)
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USS Dorchester (APB-46), was a Benewah-class barracks ship. Her hull classification symbol was initially to be LST-1112. She was first redesignated a General Stores Issue Ship (AKS-17) on 8 December 1944, then as a Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APB-46). Her keel was laid down by Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company of Evansville, Indiana. She was launched on 12 April 1945 sponsored by Mrs. J.A. Walsh, and commissioned on 15 June 1945.
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USS Dorchester (APB-46) probably returning to San Francisco from the Western Pacific on 9 April 1946. | |
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Name | USS Dorchester |
Namesake | Dorchester County, Maryland and Dorchester County, South Carolina |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana |
Launched | 12 April 1945 |
Commissioned | 15 June 1945 |
Decommissioned | 16 October 1946 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 1 June 1973 |
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Fate | Sold for conversion to a fish processing vessel, 1 August 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement | 2,189 long tons (2,224 t) |
Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
Propulsion | 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Capacity | 990 troops |
Complement | 151 officers and men |
Armament | 2 × quad 40 mm guns |
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