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

APA-27 USS George Clymer

• Arthur Middleton class Attack Transport:
• Maritime Commission C3-P type
• Displacement: 11,058 tons
• Length: 489'
• Beam: 69'6"
• Draft: 27'4"
• Speed: 18.4 knots
• Armament: 4 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8 20mm
• Complement: 512
• Troop capacity: 1,304
• Built at Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., Pascagoula, Miss. as SS African Planet; commissioned 15 June 1942 as AP-57
• Converted to Attack Transport (APA-27) in 1943
• Affectionately known, at various times, as "Lucky George" or "Greasy George"

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS George Clymer
• History of USS George Clymer from the Cruise Book

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