Doyen-class attack transport

USS Feland (APA-11), a ship of the Doyen class
Class overview
Name	Doyen-class
Builders	Consolidated Steel
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Frederick Funston class
Succeeded by	Windsor class
Built	1942 – June 1943
In commission	May 22, 1943 – March 20, 1946
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	MCV hull type P1-S2-L2
Displacement	4,351 tons (lt), 6,720 tons (fl)
Length	414 ft 6 in (126.34 m)
Beam	56 ft (17 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbine drive, twin screws, 8,000-8,800 horsepower
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Capacity	Troops: 1,100
Complement	453
Armament	4 × 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose guns, variable secondary

The Doyen-class attack transport was a class of two attack transports that saw service with the US Navy in World War II. Ships of the class were named after generals of the United States Marine Corps.

Like all attack transports, the purpose of the Doyen class was to transport troops and their equipment to hostile shores in order to execute amphibious invasions. To perform this task, attack transports were equipped with a substantial number of integral landing craft, and heavily armed with antiaircraft weaponry to protect themselves and their vulnerable cargo of troops from air attack in the battle zone.