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

AP-23 USS West Point

• Transport:
• ex-SS America,  flagship of the U.S. Lines, the largest American-built liner
• Displacement: 26,455 tons
• Length: 723'
• Beam: 93'3"
• Draft: 32'8"
• Speed: 24 knots
• Complement: 512
• Troop capacity: 8,175
• Twin turbine engines; radius 10,000 miles
• Built at Newport News under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and delivered to the U.S. Lines in July 1940. Chartered for Navy use on 6 June 41 and converted to AP at Newport News; purchased by the Navy on 28 Sep 1942

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS West Point

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