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Thomas Stone

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
AP37, 2.1943- APA18, 10.1949- T-APA18	President Jackson	379	Newport News //	10.1939	7.6.1940	10.1940 // 1.1942	Military Sealift Command transport 10.1949, stricken 10.1958
AP38, 2.1943- APA19	President Adams	383	Newport News // Norfolk N Yd	6.1940	31.6.1941	11.1941	stricken 10.1958
AP39, 2.1943- APA20	President Hayes	381	Newport News //	12.1939	4.10.1940	2.1941 // 12.1941	stricken 10.1958
AP59, 2.1943- APA29	Thomas Stone (ex-President Van Buren)	384	Newport News //	8.1940	1.5.1941	9.1941 // 5.1942	damaged 26.11.1942, never repaired
AP60, 2.1943- APA30, 10.1949- T-APA30	Thomas Jefferson (ex-President Garfield)	382	Newport News //	2.1940	20.11.1940	3.1941 // 8.1942	Military Sealift Command 10.1949, stricken 10.1958

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	10210 - 10305
Displacement full, t	16175
Length, m	149.7
Breadth, m	21.2
Draught, m	8.10
No of shafts	1
Machinery	Newport News geared steam turbine, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Power, h. p.	8500
Max speed, kts	17
Fuel, t	oil 1340
Endurance, nm(kts)	10700(15)
Armament	4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10.17, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4 or 4 x 1 - 12.7/90
Military load	probably SC radar (part of class)
Electronic equipment	32 LCVP, 3 LCM(3), 3500 t of cargo, 1382 troops by 1945: 4 LCM(6), 23 LCVP, 2 LCPL, 1 LCPR, 3500t of cargo, 1379 marines
Complement	512

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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.

President Jackson class ships were built in standard C3-A type hulls.

Modernizations

by 1945 survived ships were armed with 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10.17, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 2 x 1 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 12 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, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SC or SF or SL or SN or SO or SU radar

Naval service

Thomas Stone 7.11.1942 was damaged by torpedo in Mediterranean sea, 25-26.11.1942 again damaged by aircraft at coast of Algeria and run aground.