USS Ormsby

Ormsby at Mare Island Navy Yard, 17 July 1943
History
United States
Name	USS Ormsby (APA-49)
Namesake	Ormsby County, Nevada
Builder	Moore Dry Dock
Laid down	21 July 1942
Launched	20 October 1942
Christened	Twilight
Acquired	10 March 1943
Commissioned	28 June 1943
Decommissioned	15 March 1946
Renamed	USS Ormsby (APA-49), American Producer
Reclassified	AP-94 to APA-49, 1 February 1943
Stricken	17 April 1946
Identification	MCV Hull Type C2-S-B1, MCV Hull No. 288
Honours and awards	Six battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Scrapped July 1969 after accident
General characteristics
Class and type	Ormsby-class attack transport
Displacement	7,300 tons (lt), 13,910 t. (fl)
Length	459 ft 3 in
Beam	63 ft
Draft	24 ft
Propulsion	1 x General Electric geared drive turbine, 2 x Foster-Wheeler D-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 6,000
Speed	17 knots
Capacity	Troops: 83 Officers, 1,465 Enlisted Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,700 tons
Complement	Officers 46, Enlisted 478
Armament	2 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x Bofors 40mm gun mounts, 4 x twin 20mm gun, 18 x 20mm single gun mounts.

USS Ormsby (APA-49) was an Ormsby-class attack transport that served with the US Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was subsequently sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1969.