USS Cecil (APA-96)
USS Cecil (APA-96) was a Bayfield class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Launched as Sea Angler by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, the vessel was acquired by the Navy 26 February 1944 and renamed Cecil after a county in Maryland. She was placed in reduced commission 27 February, converted at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon, and placed in full commission 15 September 1944, Captain P. G. Hale in command.
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USS Cecil (APA-96)
USS Cecil (APA-96) was a Bayfield class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Launched as Sea Angler by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, the vessel was acquired by the Navy 26 February 1944 and renamed Cecil after a county in Maryland. She was placed in reduced commission 27 February, converted at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon, and placed in full commission 15 September 1944, Captain P. G. Hale in command.
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USS Cecil (APA-96) was a Bayfi ...... Captain P. G. Hale in command.
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commissioning date
1944-09-15
decommissioning date
1946-05-24
laying down
1943-06-24
length (μ)
1.499616e+2
ship beam (μ)
2.10312e+1
ship launched
1943-09-27
status
Scrapped October 1974
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Ship armament
*2 × single 5 inch/38 cal. dua ...... 8 × single 20mm AA gun mounts.
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Ship christened
Sea Angler
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Ship commissioned
1944-09-15
Ship complement
*Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlist ...... s: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted
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Ship country
United States
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Ship decommissioned
1946-05-24
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Ship fate
Scrapped October 1974
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Ship honours
Two battle stars for service in World War II.
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Ship laid down
1943-06-24
Ship launched
1943-09-27
Ship name
USS Cecil
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Ship propulsion
General Electric geared turbin ...... esigned shaft horsepower 8,500
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Ship renamed
USS Cecil, Steel Admiral.
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