Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AG-68 USS Basilan

• Basilan class Miscellaneous Auxiliary (combined barracks-stores-distilling ship):
• Displacement: 14,200 tons (full load)
• Length: 441'6"
• Beam: 57'
• Draft: 30'
• Speed: 11.5 knots (max); 10 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 4 40mm; 12 20mm
• Complement: 181
• Troops: 746
• Reciprocating engines, single screw, 1,950 hp
• Built at Delta Shipbuilding, New Orleans, and commissioned 10 October 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Basilan

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