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

AP-24 USS Orizaba

• Orizaba class Transport:
• Displacement: 11,250 tons (full load)
• Length: 443'
• Beam: 60'
• Draft: 24'6"
• Speed: 18 knots
• Armament: 2 5"/51, 4 3"/50 DP, 12 20mm
• Complement: 323
• Troops: 2,938
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 9,000 shaft hp.
• Built at Wm. Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, and commissioned 27 May 1918

Additional Links:

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

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