USS Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony at Oran, 5 July 1943 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Susan B. Anthony |
| Owner | Grace Steamship Company |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | New York |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
| Launched | March 1930, as SS Santa Clara |
| Acquired | chartered 7 August 1942 |
| Commissioned | 7 September 1942, as USS Susan B. Anthony |
| Out of service | 7 June 1944 |
| Stricken | 29 July 1944 |
| Homeport | New York |
| Identification |
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| Honors & awards | 3 service stars (World War II) |
| Fate | mined 7 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 16,000 long tons (16,257 t) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 63 ft 9 in (19.4 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Depth | 34.4 ft (10.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2,660 NHP |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 158 officers and men |
| Armament | |
USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) was a turbo-electric ocean liner, Santa Clara, of the Grace Steamship Company that was built in 1930. Santa Clara was turned over to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) on 28 February 1942 and operated by Grace Lines as agent for WSA as a troop ship making voyages to the South Pacific. The ship was chartered to the Navy on 7 August 1942 for operation as a United States Navy transport ship. The ship was sunk 7 June 1944 off Normandy by a mine while cruising through a swept channel with all 2,689 people aboard being saved.