Five battle stars for World War II service, seven for the Korean War and three for the Vietnam War
Fate
Sold for scrap, 26 July 1968
General characteristics
Class and type
Arthur Middleton-class attack transport
Displacement
9.000 tons(lt) 16,725 t.(fl)
Length
491 ft (149.7 m)
Beam
69.5 ft (21.2 m)
Draft
26.5 ft (8.1 m)
Propulsion
Steam turbine, single shaft, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed
18.4 knots
Capacity
Troops: 1,304
Cargo: 140,000 cu ft, 2,300 tons
Complement
578
Armament
1 x 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun, 4 x 3"/50 caliber dp guns, 8 x single Bofors 40 mm gun mounts, 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
USS George Clymer (APA-27) was an Arthur Middleton-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in four wars - World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. It was named after United States Founding Father George Clymer.
George Clymer (AP-57) was laid down as African Planet under a Maritime Commission contract 28 October 1940 by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched 27 September 1941; renamed George Clymer 9 January 1942; acquired by the Navy 15 June 1942; and commissioned the same day.
USSGeorgeClymer (APA-27) was an Arthur Middleton-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in four wars - World War II, the Chinese Civil...
GeorgeClymer (March 16, 1739 – January 23, 1813) was an American politician, abolitionist and Founding Father of the United States, one of only six founders...
Gulf of Mexico. It started out building commercial ships, including USSGeorgeClymer, which took part in Liberty Fleet Day on 27 September 1941. In the...
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commander III Amphibious Force, aboard his flagship, attack transport USSGeorgeClymer. Also aboard was Lieutenant General Alexander A. Vandegrift, commander...
In August 1948, the battalion embarked departed Guam onboard the USSGeorgeClymer (APA-27) arriving at Courthouse Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp LeJeune...
co-located with VMF(N)-513. On 10 September, MGCIS-1 personnel boarded the USSGeorgeClymer (APA-27) departed Kobe. While en route they established a secondary...
Mississagi for the start of the 2001 season. Scrapped in 2021 SS Irvin L. Clymer "Marine | Transportation Services | Our Services | cn.ca". www.cn.ca. Retrieved...
Reynolds 2014. Franklin 2007, p. 101. Clymer 1900, xii. "Susan Fenimore Cooper". Retrieved November 21, 2011. Clymer 1900, xi. Phillips 1913, pp. 43–44....
Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2008. Clymer, Adam (May 22, 2001). "Ford Wins Kennedy Award For 'Courage' of Nixon Pardon"...
Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2022. Adam Clymer (July 18, 1979). "Speech Lifts Carter Rating to 37%; Public Agrees on Confidence...
245 GRT) on 20 May. LS 4 Esau discovered the struggling US Liberty ship SS GeorgeClymer (6,800 GRT) and scored two torpedo hits, though the freighter did not...
term limits were spearheaded in 1991 by conservative political activist Clymer Wright. During 1991–2015, the city controller and city council members were...
conservative activists Howard Phillips (founder of the Conservative Caucus) and Clymer Wright of Houston joined in an unsuccessful effort to convince Reagan to...
Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. Most of the Founding Fathers were of English ancestry, though...
on April 15, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2006. p. 7 Naughton, James M.; Clymer, Adam (December 27, 2006). "Gerald Ford, 38th President, Dies at 93". The...
p. 5-25 USS Pampanito: Article on the Pampanito's TDC. Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Torpedo Data Computer Mk IV A. Ben Clymer: The mechanical...
house of the Irvan L. Clymer is located on Pier B in Duluth, Minnesota. Built in 1917 and scrapped in 1994 the Irvan L. Clymer's pilot house sits at the...
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