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_underway.jpg) USS George Clymer (APA-27), a ship of the Arthur Middleton class
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Arthur Middleton-class |
| Builders | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by | John Penn class |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Funston class |
| Built | 1 Jul 1940 – 7 Sep 1942 |
| In commission | 13 Jun 1942 – 31 Oct 1967 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | MCV hull type C3-P&C |
| Displacement | 9,000 tons (lt), 16,725 t.(fl |
| Length | 489-491 ft |
| Beam | ~69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draft | ~26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Propulsion | General Electric geared turbine drive, 2 × Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, 8,500 hp (6,300 kW) |
| Speed | 18.4 knots (34.1 km/h) |
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| Complement | 29-37 officers, 448-501 enlisted |
| Armament | Variable - 0-1 × 5"/38 caliber gun, 4 × 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose guns, 8 × 40mm guns, 0-10 × single 20mm guns, 0-4 × .50 cal. MG's |
The Arthur Middleton-class attack transport was a class of three US Navy attack transport that saw most of its service in World War II. Ships of the class were named after signatories of the American Declaration of Independence.
Like all attack transports, the purpose of the Arthur Middleton class was to transport troops and their equipment to hostile shores in order to execute amphibious invasions. To perform this task, attack transports were equipped with a substantial number of integral landing craft, and heavily armed with antiaircraft weaponry to protect themselves and their vulnerable cargo of troops from air attack in the battle zone.