USS Arlington (AP-174)

	USS Arlington
History
United States
Name	Arlington
Namesake	Arlington
Owner	Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. (1943); War Shipping Administration (1943–1944); United States Navy (1944–1946); War Shipping Administration (1946); Maritime Commission (1946–1965);
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corp.
Laid down	11 May 1942
Launched	10 August 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Clarence J. Coberly
Acquired	6 February 1943
Renamed	Fred Morris (1943–1944); Fred Morris (1946–1965);
Identification	Callsign: NDTH; ; Hull number: AP-174;
Honours and; awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, February 1965
General characteristics
Class and type	Cape Johnson-class transport ship; type C1-B;
Displacement	5,668 long tons (5,759 t)
Length	417 ft 9 in (127.33 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draft	22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
Installed power	1 × propeller; 4,000 hp (2,983 kW); 450 psi (3,103 kPa);
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse steam turbine; 2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers;
Speed	14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph)
Capacity	900 DWT; 15,700 cu. ft. refrigerated; 104,414 cu. ft. non-refrigerated; 410 bbls diesel; 10,550 bbls NSFO; 332 TEU;
Troops	59 officers; 1,396 enlisted;
Complement	26 officers; 323 enlisted;
Armament	1 × single 5"/38 caliber gun; 4 × single 3"/50 caliber guns; 4 × single Bofors 40 mm guns;

USS Arlington (AP-174), (former SS Fred Morris), was a Type C1-B Cape Johnson-class transport ship built during World War II.^[1] The ship is named after a county in Virginia.^[2]

^ DICKINSON, BILL (2013). USS ARLINGTONs: Past and Present (PDF). ARLINGTON HISTORICAL MAGAZINE. p. 24.
^ "Arlington I (AP-174)". NHHC. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

History
USS Arlington
United States
Name	Arlington
Namesake	Arlington
Owner	Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. (1943) War Shipping Administration (1943–1944) United States Navy (1944–1946) War Shipping Administration (1946) Maritime Commission (1946–1965)
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corp.
Laid down	11 May 1942
Launched	10 August 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Clarence J. Coberly
Acquired	6 February 1943
Renamed	Fred Morris (1943–1944) Fred Morris (1946–1965)
Identification	Callsign: NDTH Hull number: AP-174
Honours and awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, February 1965
General characteristics
Class and type	Cape Johnson-class transport ship type C1-B
Displacement	5,668 long tons (5,759 t)
Length	417 ft 9 in (127.33 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draft	22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
Installed power	1 × propeller 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) 450 psi (3,103 kPa)
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse steam turbine 2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Speed	14.7 knots (27.2 km/h; 16.9 mph)
Capacity	900 DWT 15,700 cu. ft. refrigerated 104,414 cu. ft. non-refrigerated 410 bbls diesel 10,550 bbls NSFO 332 TEU
Troops	59 officers 1,396 enlisted
Complement	26 officers 323 enlisted
Armament	1 × single 5"/38 caliber gun 4 × single 3"/50 caliber guns 4 × single Bofors 40 mm guns