 USS Heywood (APA-6)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Heywood (APA-6) |
| Namesake | General Charles Heywood, USMC |
| Builder | Alameda Works Shipyard |
| Launched | 4 November 1918 |
| Christened | Steadfast |
| Acquired | (by the Navy) 26 October 1940 |
| Commissioned | 7 November 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 12 April 1946 |
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| Renamed |
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| Reclassified | AP-12 to APA-6, 1 February 1943 |
| Honours and awards | Seven battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1956 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Heywood-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 8,000 tons (lt) 14,450 t.(fl) |
| Length | 507 ft (155 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x De Laval geared turbine drive, 4 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 9,500. |
| Speed | 16.8 knots |
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| Complement | Officers 46, Enlisted 504 |
| Armament | 4 x 3"/50 cal dual-purpose guns, 2 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 16 x single 20mm gun mounts. |
USS Heywood (APA-6) was a Heywood-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy for service as a troop carrier during World War II. She served in the Pacific War, a very dangerous area in the early years of the war, and safely returned home post-war with seven battle stars to her credit.