USS Hampton (APA-115)

History
United States
Name	USS Hampton
Namesake	Hampton County, South Carolina
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	Unknown
Launched	25 August 1944
Christened	USS Hampton
Commissioned	17 February 1945
Decommissioned	30 April 1946
Renamed	P & T Explorer.
Fate	Scrapped, 1973.
Notes	MC Hull No. 876; Type C3-S-A2
General characteristics
Class & type	Bayfield-class attack transport
Displacement	8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded
Length	492 ft (150 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion	General Electric geared turbine, 2 × Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed	18 knots
Boats & landing; craft carried	12 × LCVP, 4 × LCM (Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV)
Capacity	4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft).
Complement	Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted; Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted.; Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted;
Armament	2 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft.; 2 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts.; 2 × single 40 mm AA gun mounts.; 18 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts.;

USS Hampton (APA-115) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was old into commercial service in 1947 and was scrapped in 1973.

History

United States
Name	USS Hampton
Namesake	Hampton County, South Carolina
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	Unknown
Launched	25 August 1944
Christened	USS Hampton
Commissioned	17 February 1945
Decommissioned	30 April 1946
Renamed	P & T Explorer.
Fate	Scrapped, 1973.
Notes	MC Hull No. 876; Type C3-S-A2
General characteristics
Class & type	Bayfield-class attack transport
Displacement	8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded
Length	492 ft (150 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion	General Electric geared turbine, 2 × Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed	18 knots
Boats & landing craft carried	12 × LCVP, 4 × LCM (Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV)
Capacity	4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft).
Complement	Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted. Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted
Armament	2 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft. 2 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts. 2 × single 40 mm AA gun mounts. 18 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts.