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History
USS LeonUnited States
NamesakeLeon County, Florida, Leon County, Texas
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down6 February 1943
Launched19 June 1943
ChristenedSea Dolphin
Commissioned12 February 1944
Decommissioned7 March 1946
RenamedUSS Leon, Steel Chemist.
ReclassifiedAPA-48, 1 February 1943
Honours and
awards
Four battle stars for service in World War II.
FateScrapped, 1971.
General characteristics
Class and typeBayfield-class attack transport
Displacement8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded
Length492 ft (150 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
PropulsionWestinghouse geared turbine, 2 x Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed18 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried
12 x LCVP, 4 x LCM (Mk-6), 3 x LCP(L) (MK-IV)
Capacity4,700 tons (175,000 cu. ft).
Complement
  • Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted
  • Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted.
  • Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted
Armament
  • 2 × single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft.
  • 2 × twin 40mm AA gun mounts.
  • 2 × single 40mm AA gun mounts.
  • 18 × single 20mm AA gun mounts.

USS Leon (APA-48) was a Bayfield-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service in 1947 and was scrapped in 1971.

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