USS Leedstown (APA-56)

	Leedstown, circa in 1944
History
United States
Name	USS Leedstown (APA-56)
Namesake	Leedstown, Virginia, a city in Westmoreland County, Virginia
Builder	Bethlehem Steel
Laid down	As Exchequer, 26 August 1942
Launched	13 February 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. William O. Douglass
Christened	Exchequer
Commissioned	16 July 1943
Decommissioned	7 March 1946
Renamed	USS Wood (AP-101), USS Leedstown (APA-56), Minute Man, Exilona
Reclassified	AP-101 to APA-56, 1 February 1943
Honours &; awards	Six battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Scrapped, April 1970
General characteristics
Class & type	Windsor-class attack transport
Displacement	7,950 tons (lt), 13,143 t. (fl)
Length	473 ft 1 in
Beam	66 ft
Draft	25 ft
Propulsion	Bethlehem geared turbine drive, 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,000
Speed	18 knots
Capacity	Troops: 91 officers, 1,496 enlisted; Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 1,600 tons;
Complement	91 officers, 522 enlisted
Armament	2 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts; 8 x 1.1"/75 AA guns; 22 x Oerlikon 20mm cannon; Aug 1945:; 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount; 2 x Bofors 40mm gun mounts; 2 x twin 20mm mounts; 18 x single 20mm mounts.;
Notes	MCV Hull No. 590, hull type C3-S-A1

USS Leedstown (APA-56) was a Windsor-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was subsequently sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1970.

History
Leedstown, circa in 1944
United States
Name	USS Leedstown (APA-56)
Namesake	Leedstown, Virginia, a city in Westmoreland County, Virginia
Builder	Bethlehem Steel
Laid down	As Exchequer, 26 August 1942
Launched	13 February 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. William O. Douglass
Christened	Exchequer
Commissioned	16 July 1943
Decommissioned	7 March 1946
Renamed	USS Wood (AP-101), USS Leedstown (APA-56), Minute Man, Exilona
Reclassified	AP-101 to APA-56, 1 February 1943
Honours & awards	Six battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Scrapped, April 1970
General characteristics
Class & type	Windsor-class attack transport
Displacement	7,950 tons (lt), 13,143 t. (fl)
Length	473 ft 1 in
Beam	66 ft
Draft	25 ft
Propulsion	Bethlehem geared turbine drive, 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,000
Speed	18 knots
Capacity	Troops: 91 officers, 1,496 enlisted Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 1,600 tons
Complement	91 officers, 522 enlisted
Armament	2 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts 8 x 1.1"/75 AA guns 22 x Oerlikon 20mm cannon Aug 1945: 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount 2 x Bofors 40mm gun mounts 2 x twin 20mm mounts 18 x single 20mm mounts.
Notes	MCV Hull No. 590, hull type C3-S-A1