USS Fillmore
USS Fillmore (APA-83) underway in San Francisco Bay in late 1945 or early 1946. She is returning troops to the United States as part of Operation Magic Carpet. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Fillmore (APA-83) |
| Namesake | Fillmore County, Minnesota and Fillmore County, Nebraska |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel |
| Launched | 4 January 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Mary L. Rutte |
| Acquired | N/A |
| Commissioned | 25 February 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 24 January 1947 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, September 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gilliam-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl) |
| Length | 426 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000 |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Capacity | 47 Officers, 802 Enlisted |
| Crew | 27 Officers, 295 Enlisted |
| Armament | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes | MCV Hull No. 1876, hull type S4-SE2-BD1 |
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USS Fillmore (APA-83) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1947. She was scrapped in 1966.