Paul Revere-class attack transport
{{short description|Class of attack transports of the United States Navy}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
| {{Infobox ship begin
| infobox caption = | italic title = }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image =File:USSFrancisMarionAPA249.png | Ship caption = USS Francis Marion in 1960s }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = Paul Revere class | Builders = New York Shipbuilding Corp. | Operators = *{{navy|United States}}
| Class before = Haskell class | Class after = none | Subclasses = | Cost = | Built range = 1952–1954 | In service range = 1958–1980 | In commission range = | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = 2 | Total ships completed = 2 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = 2 | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = *Attack transport | Ship displacement = {{convert|16,828|t|LT|0|abbr=on}}, full load | Ship length = {{convert|563|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|76|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|27|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship propulsion = *1 × geared turbine
| Ship power = *1 × propeller
| Ship speed = {{convert|20|kn|lk=in}} | Ship boats = *12 × LCVPs | Ship capacity = *{{convert|1,680|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} | Ship troops = *100 officers
| Ship complement = 414 officers and enlisted | Ship armament = 4 × dual 3"/50 caliber guns | Ship sensors = *1 × AN/SPS-40 air-search radar | Ship notes = | Ship aircraft facilities = Helicopter deck }} |
The Paul Revere-class attack transport was a ship class of attack transports of the United States Navy during the Cold War. Both ships were converted from the Type C4-S-1A cargo ships, and would be the last attack transports to be procured by the Navy.{{Cite book |title=U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=2002 |isbn=1-55750-250-1 |location=Annapolis}}
Development
Two type C4 cargo ships were converted into attack transports for the United States Navy since the middle stages of the 1950s.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=New Role for the Paul Revere |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/august/new-role-paul-revere |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=U.S. Naval Institute |language=en}} Both ships were decommissioned on 1 January 1980 and later sold to the Spanish Navy in the same year.{{fact|date=November 2024}}
The ship's hull remained nearly the same but with new equipment to carry out her purpose now placed on deck alongside several cranes. The ships' armaments had been slightly changed and relocated in order for the ships to carry out their new roles.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZ8gAAAAMAAJ&dq=Paul+Revere+class+attack+transport&pg=PA154 |title=Embarkation |publisher=United States Marine Corps |year=1961 |pages=154–155}}
Ships in the class
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| colspan="7" |Paul Revere class attack transport
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!Name !Builder !Laid down !Launched !Commissioned !Decommissioned !Fate |
| APA-248 / LPA-248
| rowspan="2" align="center" |New York Shipbuilding Corp. |15 May 1952 |11 April 1953 |3 September 1958 |1 January 1980 |Sold to Spain as Castilla (L-21), 17 January 1980 |
| APA-249 / LPA-249
|? |13 February 1954 |6 July 1961 |1 January 1980 |Sold to Spain as Aragón (L-22), 11 July 1980 |
References
- {{navsource|10/03/03idx|Attack Transport (APA)/Amphibious Transport (LPA) Index}}
- United States Navy. 1959-1991. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- 2002. U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. {{ISBN|1-55750-250-1}}.
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Category:New York Shipbuilding Corporation