Mount McKinley Class,
U.S. Amphibious Command Ships (original) (raw)
Tonnage
7510 tons standard displacement
Dimensions
459' by 64' by 24'
139.90m by 19.51m by 7.32m
Maximum speed
17 knots
Complement
696
Armament
2 5"/38 dual-purpose guns
4x2 40mm Bofors AA guns
14 20mm Oerlikon AA guns
1-shaft geared turbine (6000 shp)
2 B&W boilers
Bunkerage
5100 tons fuel oil
28,140 gallons (106,520 liters) landing craft fuel
Range
44,000 nautical miles at 12 knots
81,000 km at 12 knots
Sensors
SK-2 air search radar
SP fighter direction radar
TDY radar jammer
Passengers
336
Modifications
Up to 20 20mm guns by war's end
The _Mount McKinleys_were completed in 1944. They were Maritime Commission C2-S-AJ1hulls converted to amphibious command ships. Though intended primarily as command centers, they carried a small number of troops and were equipped with 2 LCVP, 4 LCPL, 2 LCPR and 2 LCC. The ships proved so useful that they were still being modernized as late as 1963.