USS Cavalier (APA-37) underway off Hong Kong, 1959
History
United States
Name
USS Cavalier (APA-37)
Namesake
Cavalier County, North Dakota
Builder
Western Pipe & Steel
Laid down
10 December 1942
Launched
15 March 1943
Sponsored by
Mrs M W Jackson
Acquired
19 July 1943
Commissioned
16 January 1944
Decommissioned
1968
Stricken
1 October 1968
Identification
MC hull type C3-S-A2, MC hull no. 276
Honors and awards
Five battle stars for World War II service, four for Korean War service and five for the Vietnam War
Fate
Scrapped, 1969
General characteristics
Class and type
Bayfield-class attack transport
Displacement
8,100 tons (lt), 16,100 t (fl)
Length
492 ft (150 m)
Beam
69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft
26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion
1 x General Electric geared turbine, 2 x Combustion Engineering D-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed
18 knots
Boats & landing craft carried
12 x LCVPs, 4 x LCMs (Mk-6), 3 x LCP(L)s (MK-IV)
Capacity
200,000 cu ft, 4,700 tons
Troops
80 officers, 1,146 enlisted; flag 43 officers, 108 enlisted
Complement
51 officers, 524 enlisted
Armament
2 x single 5"/38 dual purpose guns, one fore and one aft, 2 x twin 40mm guns, 2 x single 40mm AA guns, 18 x 20mm guns
USS Cavalier (AP-82/APA-37) was a Bayfield-class attack transport in the United States Navy. She was named for Cavalier County, North Dakota.
Cavalier was reclassified APA-37, 1 February 1943; launched 15 March 1943 by the Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. M. W. Jackson; acquired 19 July 1943; fitted out as an attack transport by Bethlehem Steel Co., Hoboken, New Jersey; and commissioned 15 January 1944.
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