USS Mount Baker (AE-4)

History
United States
Name	USS Mount Baker (AE-4); originally USS Kilauea (AE-4);
Namesake	Mount Baker, Kilauea
Completed	1941
Acquired	14 November 1940
Commissioned	16 May 1941; 5 December 1951;
Decommissioned	January 1947
Stricken	2 December 1969
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Lassen-class ammunition ship
Displacement	Light: 6,350 tons; Full load:13,855 tons;
Length	459 ft (140 m)
Beam	63 ft (19.2 m)
Draft	25 ft 11 in (7.9 m)
Propulsion	2 x 9 cyl. Nordberg diesel engines each with 3155 brake horsepower at 225 rpm geared to 1 shaft
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity	5,000 deadweight tons
Complement	280 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × single 5 in (127 mm) 38 caliber gun; 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) 50 caliber guns; 2 × twin 40 mm guns; 8 × twin 20 mm guns;

USS Mount Baker (AE‑4), originally named USS Kilauea (AE-4), was acquired by the Navy 14 November 1940 while building by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla., as SS Surprise; delivered to Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding Co., for conversion to Type C2; and commissioned 16 May 1941.

History

United States
Name	USS Mount Baker (AE-4) originally USS Kilauea (AE-4)
Namesake	Mount Baker, Kilauea
Completed	1941
Acquired	14 November 1940
Commissioned	16 May 1941 5 December 1951
Decommissioned	January 1947
Stricken	2 December 1969
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Lassen-class ammunition ship
Displacement	Light: 6,350 tons Full load:13,855 tons
Length	459 ft (140 m)
Beam	63 ft (19.2 m)
Draft	25 ft 11 in (7.9 m)
Propulsion	2 x 9 cyl. Nordberg diesel engines each with 3155 brake horsepower at 225 rpm geared to 1 shaft
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity	5,000 deadweight tons
Complement	280 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × single 5 in (127 mm) 38 caliber gun 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) 50 caliber guns 2 × twin 40 mm guns 8 × twin 20 mm guns