_underway.jpg) USS George Clymer (APA-27) underway
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS George Clymer (APA-27) |
| Namesake | George Clymer, American Founding Father |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 28 October 1940 |
| Launched | 27 September 1941 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs Kathryn Stapleton |
| Christened | African Planet |
| Acquired | 15 June 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 June 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 31 October 1967 |
| Renamed | USS George Clymer |
| Reclassified | AP-57 to APA-27, 1 February 1943 |
| Identification | MCV Hull Type C3-P&C, MCV Hull No. ? |
| Nickname(s) | Greasy George |
| Honours and awards | Five battle stars for World War II service, seven for the Korean War and three for the Vietnam War |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 26 July 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arthur Middleton-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 9.000 tons(lt) 16,725 t.(fl) |
| Length | 491 ft (149.7 m) |
| Beam | 69.5 ft (21.2 m) |
| Draft | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine, single shaft, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed | 18.4 knots |
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| Complement | 578 |
| Armament | 1 x 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun, 4 x 3"/50 caliber dp guns, 8 x single Bofors 40 mm gun mounts, 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
USS George Clymer (APA-27) was an Arthur Middleton-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in four wars - World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. It was named after United States Founding Father George Clymer.
George Clymer (AP-57) was laid down as African Planet under a Maritime Commission contract 28 October 1940 by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched 27 September 1941; renamed George Clymer 9 January 1942; acquired by the Navy 15 June 1942; and commissioned the same day.