USS Charles Carroll
USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) underway November 1943, location unknown | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) |
| Namesake | Charles Carroll, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel |
| Launched | 24 March 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs C. W. Flesher |
| Christened | Deluruguay |
| Acquired | 13 August 1942 |
| Commissioned | 13 August 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1948 |
| Renamed | USS Charles Carroll |
| Reclassified | AP-58 to APA-28, 1 February 1943 |
| Stricken | 27 December 1946 |
| Identification | MCV Hull Type C3P-Delta, MCV Hull No. 150 |
| Honours & awards | Six battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold, 1 April 1977, broken for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Crescent City class attack transport |
| Displacement | 8,409 tons (lt), 14,247 t.(fl) |
| Length | 491 ft |
| Beam | 65 ft 6 in |
| Draft | 25 ft 8 in |
| Propulsion | 1 x General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 x boilers, designed shaft horsepower 7,800 |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | Officers 58, Enlisted 554 |
| Armament | 4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x twin Bofors 40mm gun mounts, 18 x single20mm gun mounts. |
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USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) was a Crescent City-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Charles Carroll was named after a signatory to the American Declaration of Independence. Initially classified a transport ship, AP-58, the ship was launched as Deluruguay 24 March 1942 by Bethlehem Steel of Sparrows Point, Maryland; acquired by the Navy 13 August 1942; and commissioned the same day.