Sumter-class attack transport

USS Warren (APA-53), a ship of the Sumter class, at Hampton Roads, 23 August 1943
Class overview
Name	Sumter-
Builders	Gulf Shipbuilding
Operators	US Navy
Preceded by	Bayfield class
Succeeded by	Gilliam class
In commission	27 Aug 1943 - 15 May 1944 - 16 Mar 1946 - 17 Apr 1946
Completed	4
General characteristics
Type	Attack transport
Displacement	8,591 tons (lt) 13,910 tons (fl)
Length	468 ft 8 in (142.85 m)
Beam	63 ft (19 m)
Draft	23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (limiting)
Propulsion	1 × General Electric geared-drive turbine, 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propeller, designed shaft horsepower 6,000
Speed	16.5 knots
Capacity	Troops: 91-95 Officers, 1,340-1,472 Enlisted; Cargo: 170,000 cu ft, 1,300-1,450 tons
Complement	38-57 Officers, 410-619 Enlisted
Armament	2 × 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount 4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts 10 × single 20 mm gun mounts

The Sumter-class attack transport was a class of attack transport built for service with the US Navy in World War II.

Like all attack transports, the purpose of the Sumter's was to transport troops and their equipment to foreign shores in order to execute amphibious invasions using an array of smaller assault boats integral to the attack transport itself. Like all the attack transports, the Sumter-class was heavily armed with antiaircraft weaponry to protect itself and its cargo of troops from air attack in the battle zone.