_underway_in_San_Francisco_Bay,_California_(USA),_in_1945-1946_(NH_98753).jpg) USS Samaritan (AH-10) in San Francisco Bay, late 1945 or early 1946
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | |
| Builder | American International Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 11 November 1918 as Shope |
| Launched | 31 March 1920 |
| Completed | September 1920 |
| Acquired | 3 November 1921 |
| Commissioned | 22 November 1921 |
| Decommissioned | 25 June 1946 |
| Renamed | USS Chaumont (AP-5), USS Samaritan (AH-10) |
| Reclassified | AP-5 to AH-10, 2 September 1943 |
| Identification | USSB hull no. 671 |
| Honors and awards | Four battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1024 ship |
| Displacement | 8,300 tons (lt) 13,400 t. (fl) |
| Length | 448 ft (137 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft 3 in (17.75 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbine, single screw, 6,000 horsepower |
| Speed | 14 knots |
| Capacity | (AH) patients: 394 |
| Complement | 286 |
| Armament | Unknown |
USS Samaritan (AH-10) was a hospital ship that served with the US Navy in World War II. Prior to that, she served as a US Navy transport ship under the name USS Chaumont (AP-5).
USS Chaumont, one of twelve 13,400-ton (displacement) Hog Island Type B (Design 1024) transports laid down in November 1918 as SS Shope for the U.S. Shipping Board, launched in March 1920[citation needed] at Hog Island, Pennsylvania by the American International Shipbuilding Corporation.[2][3] In November 1920 the ship was delivered to the Shipping Board and transferred to the War Department on 15 December 1920 with assignment to the U.S. Army Transport Service. Redundant to Army needs, she was transferred “on loan” to the Navy on 3 November 1921 and commissioned on the 22nd, Lieutenant Commander G. H. Emmerson in temporary command. On 1 December 1921, Commander C.L. Arnold assumed command.[1][3] Permanent transfer to the Navy by Executive order was effective 6 August 1924.[1]
- ^ a b c Clay 2011, p. 2148.
- ^ Colton, T. (August 16, 2008). "Transports and Troopships". Shipbuilding History. Colton, T. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ a b DANFS: Chaumont.
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