USS George F. Elliott (AP-13)

For other ships with the same name, see USS George F. Elliott.

USS George F. Elliott (AP-13)
History
United States
Name
  • War Haven (1918)
  • Victorious (1918)
  • City of Havre (1931)
  • City of Los Angeles (1938)
  • Charles F. Elliott (1941)[1][2]
NamesakeUSMC Commandant George F. Elliott
Orderedas SS War Haven
Laid down1918
Launched4 July 1918
Acquired
  • 19 October 1918
  • 30 October 1940
CommissionedUSS George F Elliott (AP-13) 10 January 1941
Stricken2 October 1942
IdentificationOfficial number: 217060
FateLost to enemy action, 8 August 1942
General characteristics
Displacement7,630 t (lt) 16,400 t (fl)
Length
  • as ID-3514 – 440 ft 0.5 in (134.1 m)
  • as AP-13 – 507 ft (155 m)
Beam56 ft (17 m)
Draft29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
Propulsion
  • (as built) Geared steam turbines developing about 3,000 shp (2,237 kW)
  • (as modified) Four Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers; one De Laval Steam Turbine, geared turbine drive; single propeller; designated 9,500 shp (7,084 kW)
Speed10.5 knots (19 km/h).
Capacity150,000 cu ft (4,248 m3), 2,900 t.
Complement
  • as ID-3514 – 97
  • as AP-13 – 350
Armament

USS George F. Elliott (AP-13) was a transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The ship was originally ordered for WW I British commercial service as War Haven and requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) before completion as Victorious. The Navy acquired and commissioned Victorious for brief service with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) before return to the USSB for commercial operation both under the USSB and commercial lines, the later as City of Havre and City of Los Angeles.

The Navy reacquired the ship for service as a troop transport during World War II. In 1942, she was attacked off Guadalcanal by Japanese planes and sank shortly thereafter. The sister ships with similar history were reclassified in February 1943 as attach transports, APA, to be termed the Heywood-class attack transports but George F. Elliott was sunk before that reclassification.[note 1]

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