SS President Roosevelt (1921)
USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13) in the process of disembarking troops, c. 1943 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13) |
| Namesake | US Army General Joseph T. Dickman |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 6 July 1921 |
| Christened | Peninsula State |
| Completed | January 1922 |
| Acquired | (by the Navy) 27 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | (As AP-26) 10 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 7 March 1946 |
| Renamed | President Pierce, President Roosevelt, USS Joseph T. Dickman |
| Reclassified | AP-26 to APA-13, 1 February 1943 |
| Stricken | 12 April 1946 |
| Honours & awards | Six battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 9 January 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Harris-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 13,529 tons (lt), 21,900 t.(fl) |
| Length | 535 ft 2 in |
| Beam | 72 ft 4 in |
| Draft | 31 ft 3 in |
| Propulsion | 2 x Bethlehem Steel Curtis type turbines, 8 x Yarrow header-type boilers, 2 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 10,000. |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | Officers 58, Enlisted 635 |
| Armament | 4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 18 x single 20mm gun mounts. |
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SS President Roosevelt was an ocean liner in service in the 1920s and 1930s. Originally built as a Harris-class attack transport towards the end of World War I, she entered commercial service after her completion. Having been built as Peninsula State, she was soon renamed President Pierce and then President Roosevelt. Requisitioned for service as a troopship with the US Navy during World War II, she was renamed USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13) and served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, being scrapped postwar in 1948.