USS Queens
USS Queens (APA-103) at anchor, c. 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Queens (APA-103) |
| Namesake | Queens, New York City |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel |
| Laid down | 2 March 1944 |
| Launched | 12 September 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Jeanne L Fogle |
| Acquired | 16 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 10 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
| Fate | Sunk as an artificial reef off Texas, 17 November 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Windsor-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 7,970 tons (lt), 13,143 t. (fl) |
| Length | 473 ft 1 in (144.20 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Bethlehem geared turbine drive, 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,000 |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | Officer 42 Enlisted 434 |
| Armament | 1 × 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 × Bofors 40mm gun mounts, 2 × twin 20mm gun mounts, 18 × single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes | MCV Hull No. 1677, hull type C3-S-A3 |
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USS Queens (APA-103) was a Windsor-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. She was commissioned late in the war and initially assigned to transport duties; consequently she did not take part in any combat operations.
Queens was named after Queens, a borough in New York City. She was laid down 2 March 1944 by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland; launched 12 September 1944; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan charter 16 December 1944; and commissioned 16 December 1944.