USS Hunter Liggett

USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14) c. 1943-44
History
United States
Name	Palmetto State Pan America Hunter Liggett
Namesake	Hunter Liggett, US Army General
Builder	Bethlehem Steel
Launched	4 June 1921[1]
Christened	Palmetto State
Acquired	(by the Navy) 27 May 1941
Commissioned	(As AP-27) 9 June 1941
Decommissioned	18 March 1946
Renamed	Pan America Hunter Liggett (Feb 1939)
Reclassified	AP-27 to APA-14, 1 February 1943
Identification	United States O/N: 221930
Honours and awards	Four battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Sold for scrap, 30 January 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	EFC Design 1029 ship (Navy) Harris-class attack transport
Displacement	13,529 tons (lt), 21,900 t.(fl)
Length	535 ft 2 in
Beam	72 ft 4 in
Draft	31 ft 3 in
Propulsion	2 x Bethlehem Steel Curtis type turbines, 8 x Yarrow header-type boilers, 2 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 12,000.
Speed	15-18 knots (sources vary)
Capacity	Troops: 107 Officers, 1,417 Enlisted Cargo: 140,000 cu ft, 1,900 tons
Complement	Officers 52, Enlisted 673
Armament	4 x 3"/50 caliber dual-purpose guns, 2 x twin 40mm guns, 2 x quad 1.1" guns, 15 x single 20mm guns.

USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14) was built as an Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) Design 1029 ship. It was launched as Palmetto State, and shortly after, renamed Pan America for operation as the United States Shipping Board (USSB) owned liner operated by the Munson Steamship Line on New York to South American service. The ship was acquired by the War Department in February 1939, where it was once more renamed. The new Hunter Liggett was then ready for operation, as a United States Army transport vehicle mainly running between New York and San Francisco.

On 27 May 1941 Hunter Liggett was turned over to the Navy, first classed as the transport AP-27 and then reclassed as the attack transport APA-14 (Harris-class) on 1 February 1943. The ship served throughout World War II and was decommissioned 18 March 1946 and sold for scrapping on 30 January 1948.