USS William P. Biddle

	William P. Biddle in June 1942
History
United States
Name	USS William P. Biddle (APA-8)
Namesake	William P. Biddle, USMC Commandant, 1910–1914
Builder	Alameda Works Shipyard
Launched	20 October 1918
Christened	War Surf
Acquired	(by the Navy) 13 November 1940
Commissioned	3 February 1941
Decommissioned	9 April 1946
In service	Commercial: 1920–1940; US Navy: 1940–1946;
Renamed	Eclipse (1919); City of Hamburg (1938); City of San Francisco (1939); USS William P. Biddle (November 1940);
Reclassified	AP-15 to APA-8, 1 February 1943
Stricken	5 June 1946
Identification	U.S. official number 217456
Honours and; awards	Seven battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Scrapped, 1957
General characteristics
Class and type	Heywood-class attack transport
Displacement	8,000 tons (lt) 14,450 t.(fl)
Length	507 ft
Beam	56 ft
Draft	25 ft 6 in
Propulsion	1 x De Laval geared turbine drive, 4 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 9,500.
Speed	16.5 knots
Capacity	Troops: 66 Officers, 990 Enlisted; Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons;
Complement	Officers 45, Enlisted 515
Armament	1 x 5"/38 cal. dual purpose gun, 4 x 3"/50 cal DP guns, 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. 1945: 4 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. guns, 2 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 8 x twin 20mm gun mounts.

USS William P. Biddle (APA-8) was a Heywood-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1941 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1957.

History
William P. Biddle in June 1942
United States
Name	USS William P. Biddle (APA-8)
Namesake	William P. Biddle, USMC Commandant, 1910–1914
Builder	Alameda Works Shipyard
Launched	20 October 1918
Christened	War Surf
Acquired	(by the Navy) 13 November 1940
Commissioned	3 February 1941
Decommissioned	9 April 1946
In service	Commercial: 1920–1940 US Navy: 1940–1946
Renamed	Eclipse (1919) City of Hamburg (1938) City of San Francisco (1939) USS William P. Biddle (November 1940)
Reclassified	AP-15 to APA-8, 1 February 1943
Stricken	5 June 1946
Identification	U.S. official number 217456
Honours and awards	Seven battle stars for World War II service
Fate	Scrapped, 1957
General characteristics
Class and type	Heywood-class attack transport
Displacement	8,000 tons (lt) 14,450 t.(fl)
Length	507 ft
Beam	56 ft
Draft	25 ft 6 in
Propulsion	1 x De Laval geared turbine drive, 4 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propellers, designed shaft horsepower 9,500.
Speed	16.5 knots
Capacity	Troops: 66 Officers, 990 Enlisted Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons
Complement	Officers 45, Enlisted 515
Armament	1 x 5"/38 cal. dual purpose gun, 4 x 3"/50 cal DP guns, 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns. 1945: 4 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. guns, 2 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 8 x twin 20mm gun mounts.