_c1944.jpg) USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14) c. 1943-44
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Hunter Liggett, US Army General |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel |
| Launched | 4 June 1921[1] |
| Christened | Palmetto State |
| Acquired | (by the Navy) 27 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | (As AP-27) 9 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 18 March 1946 |
| Renamed |
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| Reclassified | AP-27 to APA-14, 1 February 1943 |
| Identification | United States O/N: 221930 |
| Honours and awards | Four battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 30 January 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type |
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| Displacement | 13,529 tons (lt), 21,900 t.(fl) |
| Length | 535 ft 2 in (163.12 m) |
| Beam | 72 ft 4 in (22.05 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft 3 in (9.53 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Bethlehem Steel Curtis type turbines, 8 x Yarrow header-type boilers, 2 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 12,000. |
| Speed | 15-18 knots (sources vary) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | Officers 52, Enlisted 673 |
| Armament | 4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose guns, 2 x twin 40mm guns, 2 x quad 1.1" guns, 15 x single 20mm guns. |
USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14) was built as an Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) Design 1029 ship. It was launched as Palmetto State, and shortly after, renamed Pan America for operation as the United States Shipping Board (USSB) owned liner operated by the Munson Steamship Line on New York to South American service. The ship was acquired by the War Department in February 1939, where it was once more renamed. The new Hunter Liggett was then ready for operation, as a United States Army transport vehicle mainly running between New York and San Francisco.
On 27 May 1941 Hunter Liggett was turned over to the Navy, first classed as the transport AP-27 and then reclassed as the attack transport APA-14 (Harris-class) on 1 February 1943. The ship served throughout World War II and was decommissioned 18 March 1946 and sold for scrapping on 30 January 1948.
- ^ Marine Review (1922). "1921 Construction Record of U.S. Yards". The Marine Review. 52 (February). New York: 75. Retrieved 17 August 2015.