Mount McKinley-class command ship

USS Mount Olympus in 1944
Class overview
NameMount McKinley class
BuildersNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Co.
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byAppalachian class
Succeeded byAdirondack class
Built1943–1944
In service1944–1972
Planned8
Completed8
Retired8
General characteristics
Type
Displacement
  • 7,500 t (7,382 long tons), light load
  • 12,580 t (12,381 long tons), full load
Length459 ft 3 in (139.98 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draft24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
Installed power
  • 1 × propeller
  • 6,000 shp (4,474 kW)
  • 450 psi (3,103 kPa)
Propulsion
Speed16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph)
Capacity
Troops
  • 103 officers
  • 338 enlisted
Complement
  • 54 officers
  • 568 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck

The Mount McKinley-class command ship was a ship class of command ships of the United States Navy during World War II and the Cold War. All eight ships were converted from Type C2-S-AJ1 cargo ships.[1]

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