Paul Revere-class attack transport

USS Francis Marion in 1960s
Class overview
NamePaul Revere class
BuildersNew York Shipbuilding Corp.
Operators
Preceded byHaskell class
Succeeded bynone
Built1952–1954
In service1958–1980
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
Type
Displacement16,828 t (16,562 long tons), full load
Length563 ft 6 in (171.75 m)
Beam76 ft (23 m)
Draft27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Installed power
  • 1 × propeller
  • 19,250 shp (14,355 kW)
  • 620 psi (4,275 kPa)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity
Troops
  • 100 officers
  • 1,500 enlisted
Complement414 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament4 × dual 3"/50 caliber guns
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck

The Paul Revere-class attack transport was a ship class of attack transports of the United States Navy during the Cold War. Both ships were converted from the Type C4-S-1A cargo ships, and would be the last attack transports to be procured by the Navy.[1]

  1. ^ U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 2002. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.