USS Barnstable

History
United States
Namesake	Barnstable, Massachusetts
Builder	Western Pipe & Steel
Laid down	6 May 1943
Launched	5 August 1943
Sponsored by	Miss Jean Watts
Christened	Sea Snapper
Commissioned	22 May 1944
Decommissioned	24 March 1946
Renamed	USS Barnstable, Steel Fabricator, Reliance Dynasty, Grand Valor.
Stricken	12 April 1946
Honours and awards	Four battle stars for service in World War II.
Fate	Scrapped March 1973
Notes	WPS Hull No. 94. MC Hull No. 282. Type C3-S-A2. Ship delivered 30 October 1943.
General characteristics
Class and type	Bayfield-class attack transport
Displacement	8,591 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded
Length	492 ft (150 m)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draught	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion	Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 × Combustion Engineering D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed	18 knots
Boats & landing craft carried	12 × LCVP, 4 × LCM (Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV)
Capacity	4,700 tons (200,000 cu. ft).
Complement	Crew: 478 Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted. Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted
Armament	2 × single 5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft. 2 × twin 40 mm AA gun mounts forward, port and starboard. 2 × single 40 mm AA gun mounts. 18 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts.

USS Barnstable (APA-93) was a Bayfield-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold to commercial service in 1948 and finally scrapped in 1974.