Appalachian-class command ship

USS Catoctin in 1944
Class overview
NameAppalachian class
Builders
Operators United States Navy
Succeeded byMount McKinley class
Built1942–1943
In service1943–1947
Planned4
Completed4
Retired4
General characteristics
Type
Displacement
  • 7,431 t (7,314 long tons), light load
  • 13,910 t (13,690 long tons), full load
Length459 ft 3 in (139.98 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draft24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
Installed power6,000 shp (4,474 kW)
Propulsion
Speed16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph)
Capacity
  • 104,136 L (27,510 US gal) diesel
  • 3,735,883 L (986,916 US gal) NSFO
Troops
  • 128 officers
  • 334 enlisted
Complement
  • 36 officers
  • 442 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		1 × SK-1 air-search radar
Armament

The Appalachian-class command ship was a ship class of command ships of the United States Navy during World War II. All 4 ships were converted from the Type C2-S-B1 cargo ships.[1]

  1. ^ U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2002. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.