USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120)
USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) began as an unnamed transport, AP-120, that was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Alameda, California by the Bethlehem-Alameda Shipbuilding Corp., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 678). She was named Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) on 20 October 1943 and launched on 22 November 1943; sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lucille Benson, granddaughter of the late Admiral William S. Benson. She was accepted from the Maritime Commission on 23 August 1944 and commissioned the same day, Capt. Francis H. Gardner in command.
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USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120)
USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) began as an unnamed transport, AP-120, that was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Alameda, California by the Bethlehem-Alameda Shipbuilding Corp., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 678). She was named Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120) on 20 October 1943 and launched on 22 November 1943; sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lucille Benson, granddaughter of the late Admiral William S. Benson. She was accepted from the Maritime Commission on 23 August 1944 and commissioned the same day, Capt. Francis H. Gardner in command.
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USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-1 ...... serve Fleet, into August 1987.
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1968-11-07
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1944-01-26
laying down
1942-12-10
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1.853184e+2
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ship launched
1943-11-22
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scrapped in Taiwan, 1987
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Ship armament
*4 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts
...... rlikon 20 mm cannon gun mounts
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*officers – 32
*enlisted – 324
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Ship namesake
Admiral William S. Benson, US Navy
General Daniel I. Sultan, USA
Ship propulsion
turbo-electric transmission, twin screw
Ship renamed
USAT General Daniel I. Sultan, circa 1946
Ship sponsor
Miss Dorothy Lucille Benson
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USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-1 ...... Francis H. Gardner in command.
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USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120)
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