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

AP-54 USS Hermitage

• Hermitage class Transport:
• Displacement: 24,460 tons
• Length: 653'
• Beam: 76'
• Draft: 27'
• Speed: 18 knots (max)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 6 3"/50 DP, 16 20mm
• Complement: 909
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 24,000 shaft hp
• Built at William Beardmore & Co, Glasgow in 1925; converted to transport at Cramp Shipbuilding, and commissioned 14 August 1942

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Hermitage
• SS Conte Biancamano -- Hermitage's post-war incarnation

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