USS Charles Carroll

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USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) underway November 1943, location unknown
History
United States
Name	USS Charles Carroll (APA-28)
Namesake	Charles Carroll, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Builder	Bethlehem Steel
Launched	24 March 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs C. W. Flesher
Christened	Deluruguay
Acquired	13 August 1942
Commissioned	13 August 1942
Decommissioned	30 April 1948
Renamed	USS Charles Carroll
Reclassified	AP-58 to APA-28, 1 February 1943
Stricken	27 December 1946
Identification	MCV Hull Type C3P-Delta, MCV Hull No. 150
Honours and awards	Six battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Sold, 1 April 1977, broken for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type	Crescent City class attack transport
Displacement	8,409 tons (lt), 14,247 t.(fl)
Length	491 ft
Beam	65 ft 6 in
Draft	25 ft 8 in
Propulsion	1 x General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 x boilers, designed shaft horsepower 7,800
Speed	16 knots
Capacity	Troops: 67 Officers, 1,255 Enlisted Cargo: 130,000 cu ft, 2,700 tons
Complement	Officers 58, Enlisted 554
Armament	4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x twin Bofors 40mm gun mounts, 18 x single20mm gun mounts.

USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) was a Crescent City-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.

Charles Carroll was named after a signatory to the American Declaration of Independence. Initially classified a transport ship, AP-58, the ship was launched as Deluruguay 24 March 1942 by Bethlehem Steel of Sparrows Point, Maryland; acquired by the Navy 13 August 1942; and commissioned the same day.