
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
APA-13 USS Joseph T. Dickman
- Harris class Attack Transport:
- Displacement: 21,300 tons (full load)
- Length: 535'
- Beam: 72'
- Draft: 30'6"
- Speed: 17.5 knots (max)
- Armament: 4 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 1x4 40mm, 10x2 20mm
- Complement:
- Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 12,000 shaft horsepower
- Built at New York Shipbuilding Co. Camden, NJ as SS Peninsula State
- Taken over by the War Department and converted to troopship Joseph T. Dickman in October 1940
- Transferred to the Navy, and commissioned as AP-26 on 10 June 1941
- Reclassified APA-13 on 1 February 1943
Additional Links:
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"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Joseph T. Dickman
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The Coast Guard at War, Vol. X: Sicily-Italy Landings, Appendix E --
"Joseph T. Dickman, Report of Operations, Sicily, July 10-12, 1943
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The Coast Guard at War, Vol. X: Sicily-Italy Landings, Appendix K --
Official Action Report of Salerno
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For additional photos, see the Main Page.
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For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page.
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For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.
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20 March 2009