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Zeilin

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate	Modification
AP8, 2.1943- APA2	Harris (ex-President Grant, ex-Pine Tree State)	4195	Bethlehem, Sparrow Point // Todd, Seattle	1920	1921	11.1921 // 8.1940	stricken 1946	Harris
AP9, 11.1942- APA3	Zeilin (ex-President Jackson, ex-Silver State)	257	Newport News // Todd, Seattle	1920	1921	5.1921 // 1.1942	stricken 6.1946	Harris
AP25, 2.1943- APA12	Leonard Wood (ex-Western World, ex-Nutmeg State)	4197	Bethlehem, Sparrow Point //	1921	1921	5.1922 // 6.1941	stricken 1946	Harris
AP27, 2.1943- APA14	Hunter Liggett (ex-Pan American, ex-Palmetto State)	4196	Bethlehem, Sparrow Point // New York N Yd	1921	1921	2.1922 // 6.1941	to Maritime Comm. 9.1946	Harris
AP26, 2.1943- APA13	Joseph T. Dickman (ex-President Roosevelt, ex-President Pierce, ex-Peninsula State)	252	New York SB, Camden // Atlantic Basin IW	7.1920	6.7.1921	2.1922 // 6.1941	to Maritime Comm. 1.1947	Dickman
AP30, 2.1943- APA15	Henry T. Allen (ex-President Jefferson, ex-Wenatchee)	240	New York SB, Camden // Moore DD	6.1918	24.5.1919	5.1921 // 4.1942	to Maritime Comm. 2.1946	Dickman
AP34, 2.1943- APA16	J. Franklin Bell (ex-President McKinley, ex-Keystone State)	253	New York SB, Camden //	5.1919	15.5.1920	5.1921 // 4.1942	to Maritime Comm. 2.1947	Dickman
AP35, 2.1943- APA17	American Legion (ex-Badger State)	242	New York SB, Camden //	1.1919	11.10.1919	7.1921 // 8.1941	stricken 3.1946	Dickman

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	12400 - 14174
Displacement full, t	21300 - 21900
Length, m	162.8 wl 163.1 oa
Breadth, m	APA2, 3, 12, 14: 22.0 APA13, 15 - 17: 22.1
Draught, m	APA2, 3, 12, 14: 9.30 max APA13, 15 - 17: 9.22 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	APA2, 3, 12, 14: 2 sets Bethlehem geared steam turbines, 8 Yarrow boilers APA13, 15 - 17: 2 sets Curtis geared steam turbines, 8 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	APA2, 3, 12, 14: 12000 APA13, 15 - 17: 10000
Max speed, kts	APA2, 3, 12, 14: 17.5 APA13, 15 - 17: 16.7
Fuel, t	oil 4449
Endurance, nm(kts)	13700(15)
Armament	4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10.17, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load	APA2, 3, 12, 14: 22 LCVP, 2 - 4 LCM(3), 3991 t of cargo, 1650 - 1900 troops APA13, 15 - 17: 33 LCVP, 2 - 4 LCM(3), 3991 t of cargo, 1650 - 1900 troops by 1945, all: 4 LCM(6), 18 LCVP, 2 LCPL, 1 LCPR, 2200t of cargo, 1500 marines
Complement	693

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Project history

USN military transport vessels were sectioned into two groups: АР for transportation of troops and АК for carriage of goods and technics. The majority of them were built on the basis of standard types С2, С3 and С4 and differed from usual cargo ships a little.

For delivery of troops and cargoes directly to a beaching place assault landing transport ships (АРА and АКА) served, which main difference from АК and АР consisted that they were extra equipped with disembarkation craft of LCVP, LCM and LCP (L) types; with their help delivery of people and cargoes to beach also was effected.

Originally similar ships were not outlined in own subclass and were registered as АР and АК. In February, 1943 reorganisation was done and assault transports have received indexation АРА and АКА.

Two ships of Doyen class, projected even on the eve of war for landing operations in Caribbean basin, became the first American assault military transports. The overwhelming majority of remaining АРА and АКА has been converted from merchant cargo and cargo-passenger vessels or constructed in hulls of standard cargo vessels built by the big series in days of war. An exception were specially projected as assault transports Gilliam (АРА) and Artemis (АКА) classes.

Besides the large landing transport ships of АРА and АКА classes, small landing parties and subversive groups were landed by fast landing transports (APD) converted from become outdated Wickes and Clemson classes destroyers and destroyer escorts of Buckley and Rudderow classes.

All these transports were former passenger liners of Hog Islander class.

Modernizations

by 1945 all ships were armed with 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk10/18/20, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, SC or SF or SL or SN or SO or SU radar

1/1946: 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20/21, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SC or SF or SL or SN or SO or SU radar

Naval service

Zeilin was damaged by kamikaze 12.1.1945 at Luzon.