USS William P. Biddle

William P. Biddle in June 1942
History
United States
NameUSS William P. Biddle (APA-8)
NamesakeWilliam P. Biddle, USMC Commandant, 1910–1914
BuilderAlameda Works Shipyard
Launched20 October 1918
ChristenedWar Surf
Acquired(by the Navy) 13 November 1940
Commissioned3 February 1941
Decommissioned9 April 1946
In service
  • Commercial: 1920–1940
  • US Navy: 1940–1946
Renamed
  • Eclipse (1919)
  • City of Hamburg (1938)
  • City of San Francisco (1939)
  • USS William P. Biddle (November 1940)
ReclassifiedAP-15 to APA-8, 1 February 1943
Stricken5 June 1946
IdentificationU.S. official number 217456
Honours &
awards		Seven battle stars for World War II service
FateScrapped, 1957
General characteristics
Class & typeHeywood-class attack transport
Displacement8,000 tons (lt) 14,450 t.(fl)
Length507 ft
Beam56 ft
Draft25 ft 6 in
Propulsion1 x De Laval geared turbine drive, 4 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 9,500.
Speed16.5 knots
Capacity
  • Troops: 66 Officers, 990 Enlisted
  • Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons
ComplementOfficers 45, Enlisted 515
Armament1 x 5"/38 cal. dual purpose gun, 4 x 3"/50 cal DP guns, 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. 1945: 4 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. guns, 2 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 8 x twin 20mm gun mounts.

USS William P. Biddle (APA-8) was a Heywood-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1941 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1957.

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