USS General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159) at anchor, circa in 1945
History
United States
Name
General Stuart Heintzelman
Namesake
Stuart Heintzelman
Builder
Kaiser Co., Inc.
Richmond, California
Laid down
date unknown
Launched
21 April 1945
Acquired
12 September 1945
Commissioned
12 September 1945
Decommissioned
12 June 1946
In service
1946 (Army)
1 March 1950 (MSTS)
Out of service
1 March 1950 (Army)
24 June 1954 (MSTS)
Reclassified
T-AP-159, 1 March 1950
Identification
IMO number: 6903187
Fate
Scrapped 1984[1]
General characteristics
Class and type
General G. O. Squier-class transport ship
Displacement
9,950 tons (light), 17,250 tons (full)
Length
522 ft 10 in (159.36 m)
Beam
71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
Draft
26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion
single-screw steam turbine with 9,900 shp (7,400 kW)
Speed
17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity
3,823 troops
Complement
356 (officers and enlisted)
Armament
4 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts
4 × 40 mm AA gun mounts
16 × 20 mm AA gun mounts
USS General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Stuart Heintzelman. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General Stuart Heintzelman in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General Stuart Heintzelman (T-AP-159). She was later sold for commercial operation before being scrapped in 1984.[1]
^ abPriolo, Gary P. (6 June 2006). "USS General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159), USAT General Stuart Heintzelman, USNS General Stuart Heintzelman (T-AP-159)". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
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