USS Briscoe (APA-65)
Briscoe at Bikini Atoll, late May 1946 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Briscoe (APA-65) |
| Namesake | Briscoe County, Texas |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel |
| Laid down | 29 March 1944 |
| Launched | 19 June 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs C. W. Giegerich |
| Acquired | 29 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 29 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 29 August 1946 |
| Stricken | 13 July 1948 |
| Fate | Sunk by USS Duluth (CL-87) off Kwajalein, 6 May 1948 after use as a target in Operation Crossroads |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gilliam-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl) |
| Length | 426 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000 |
| Speed | 16.9 knots |
| Capacity | 47 Officers, 802 Enlisted |
| Crew | 27 Officers, 295 Enlisted |
| Armament | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes | MCV Hull No. 1858, hull type S4-SE2-BD1 |
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USS Briscoe (APA-65) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1948.