Paul Revere-class attack transport
USS Francis Marion in 1960s | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul Revere class |
| Builders | New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Haskell class |
| Succeeded by | none |
| Built | 1952–1954 |
| In service | 1958–1980 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | |
| Displacement | 16,828 t (16,562 long tons), full load |
| Length | 563 ft 6 in (171.75 m) |
| Beam | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Capacity | |
| Troops |
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| Complement | 414 officers and enlisted |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Armament | 4 × dual 3"/50 caliber guns |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter 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.