_at_sea_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_14_November_1944_(80-G-289826).jpg) USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118)
in camouflage paint circa 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS General W. P. Richardson |
| Namesake | US Army General Wilds Preston Richardson (1861–1929) |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock |
| Laid down | 2 February 1944 |
| Launched | 6 August 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs Brebon B. Somervell |
| Christened | General R. M. Blatchford |
| Acquired | 5 April 1944 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 14 February 1946 |
| Renamed | General W. P. Richardson, La Guardia, Leilani, President Roosevelt, Atlantis, Emerald Seas, Sapphire Seas, Ocean Explorer I |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in India, 2005 [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | General John Pope-class transport |
| Displacement | 11,450 tons (lt) 20,175 t (fl) |
| Length | 622 feet 7 inches (189.76 m) |
| Beam | 75 feet 6 inches (23.01 m) |
| Draft | 25 feet 6 inches (7.77 m) |
| Installed power | 17,000 shp |
| Propulsion | 2 steam turbines, reduction gearing, twin screw |
| Speed | 20.6 to 21 knots (38.2 to 38.9 km/h) (sources vary) |
| Capacity | 4,244 |
| Complement | 533 |
| Armament | 4 x single 5"/38 caliber dual purpose guns, 4 x quad 1.1" guns, replaced by 20 x single 20mm guns |
USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118) was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II. She was later transferred to the United States Army and served briefly during the Korean War as USAT General W. P. Richardson before entering commercial service.
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- ^ "Ocean Explorer I - Imo 5284053".