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USS Sheridan (APA-51) was an Ormsby-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Sheridan was named after five United States counties which were in turn named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan. The ship was laid down on 5 August 1942 under Maritime Commission contract by the Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, California, as SS Messenger; renamed Sheridan and designated AP-94 by the Navy on 5 October 1942; launched on 11 November 1942; reclassified APA-51 on 1 February 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 31 July 1943; and commissioned the same day.

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  • USS Sheridan (APA-51) was an Ormsby-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Sheridan was named after five United States counties which were in turn named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan. The ship was laid down on 5 August 1942 under Maritime Commission contract by the Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, California, as SS Messenger; renamed Sheridan and designated AP-94 by the Navy on 5 October 1942; launched on 11 November 1942; reclassified APA-51 on 1 February 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 31 July 1943; and commissioned the same day. (en)
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  • 1943-07-31 (xsd:date)
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  • 1946-03-05 (xsd:date)
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  • 1942-11-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Scrapped July 1969 after explosion
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  • 1943-07-31 (xsd:date)
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  • *2 × 5"/38 caliber DP gun mounts, *2 × Bofors 40 mm gun mounts, *4 × twin 20 mm gun, *12 × 20 mm single gun mounts. (en)
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  • *Troops: 91 Officers, 1,474 Enlisted *Cargo: , * (en)
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  • Messenger (en)
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  • Ormsby-class attack transport (en)
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  • 1943-07-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Officers 42, Enlisted 478 (en)
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  • United States (en)
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  • 1946-03-05 (xsd:date)
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  • * 7,300 tons , *13,910 t. (en)
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  • Scrapped July 1969 after explosion (en)
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  • Six battle stars for World War II service (en)
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  • MCV Hull Type C2-S-B1, MCV Hull No. 290 (en)
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  • 1942-08-05 (xsd:date)
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  • * Counties named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan * Sheridan County, Kansas * Sheridan County, Montana * Sheridan County, Nebraska * Sheridan County, North Dakota * Sheridan County, Wyoming (en)
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  • *1 × General Electric geared drive turbine, *2 × Foster-Wheeler D-type boilers, *1 × propeller, * (en)
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  • USS Sheridan , Pioneer Sun, American Scientist (en)
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  • Mrs Thomas Rolph (en)
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  • 1946-04-12 (xsd:date)
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  • USS Sheridan (APA-51) was an Ormsby-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Sheridan was named after five United States counties which were in turn named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan. The ship was laid down on 5 August 1942 under Maritime Commission contract by the Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, California, as SS Messenger; renamed Sheridan and designated AP-94 by the Navy on 5 October 1942; launched on 11 November 1942; reclassified APA-51 on 1 February 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 31 July 1943; and commissioned the same day. (en)
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  • USS Sheridan (APA-51) (en)
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