Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

APA-25 USS Arthur Middleton

• Arthur Middleton class Attack Transport:
• Maritime Commission C3-P type
• Displacement: 11,058 tons
• Length: 489'
• Beam: 69'6"
• Draft: 27'4"
• Speed: 18.4 knots
• Armament: 1 5", 4 3", 8 20mm AA, 4 .50-cal. AA
• Complement: 512
• Troop capacity: 1,304
• Built at Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., Pascagoula, Miss. as SS African Comet; commissioned 7 September 1942 as AP-55
• Converted to Attack Transport (APA-25) in 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Arthur Middleton

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(As African Comet)

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