USS Pitt information

History
United States
Name	Pitt
Namesake	Pitt County, North Carolina
Ordered	as a Type VC2-S-AP5 hull, MCE hull 571
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number	571
Laid down	8 September 1944
Launched	10 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Gwin Fallis
Commissioned	11 December 1944
Decommissioned	9 April 1947
Reclassified	redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA-223), 14 August 1968
Stricken	23 April 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: APA-223; Code letters: NPRH; ;
Honors and; awards	1 × battle star for World War II service
Fate	transferred to Maritime Commission (MARCOM), 9 April 1947, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, California; trade-out, 15 February 1980, withdrawn, 14 April 1980;
General characteristics
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Type	Type VC2-S-AP5
Displacement	6,873 long tons (6,983 t) (light load) ; 14,837 long tons (15,075 t) (full load);
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465 psi (3,210 kPa) 750 °F (399 °C); 8,500 shp (6,338 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse geared turbine; 1 x propeller;
Speed	17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × LCMs ; 1 × open LCPL; 18 × LCVPs; 2 × LCPRs; 1 × closed LCPL (Captain's Gig);
Capacity	2,900 long tons (2,900 t) DWT; 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m3) (non-refrigerated);
Troops	86 officers, 1,475 enlisted
Complement	56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose gun; 1 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 4 × twin 40mm Bofors (AA) gun mounts; 10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons AA mounts;
Service record
Part of:	TransRon 13
Operations:	Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (2–12 April 1945)
Awards:	China Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal;

USS Pitt (APA-223/LPA-223) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. She was scrapped in 1980.

^ ^a ^b Kaiser No. 2 2010.
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[FOOTNOTEKaiser_No._22010-1] Kaiser No. 2 2010.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2014-2] Navsource 2014.

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History

United States
Name	Pitt
Namesake	Pitt County, North Carolina
Ordered	as a Type VC2-S-AP5 hull, MCE hull 571^[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number	571^[1]
Laid down	8 September 1944
Launched	10 November 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Gwin Fallis
Commissioned	11 December 1944
Decommissioned	9 April 1947
Reclassified	redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA-223), 14 August 1968
Stricken	23 April 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: APA-223 Code letters: NPRH
Honors and awards	1 × battle star for World War II service
Fate	transferred to Maritime Commission (MARCOM), 9 April 1947, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, California trade-out, 15 February 1980, withdrawn, 14 April 1980
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Type	Type VC2-S-AP5
Displacement	6,873 long tons (6,983 t) (light load) 14,837 long tons (15,075 t) (full load)
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465 psi (3,210 kPa) 750 °F (399 °C) 8,500 shp (6,338 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse geared turbine 1 x propeller
Speed	17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCMs 1 × open LCPL 18 × LCVPs 2 × LCPRs 1 × closed LCPL (Captain's Gig)
Capacity	2,900 long tons (2,900 t) DWT 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m³) (non-refrigerated)
Troops	86 officers, 1,475 enlisted
Complement	56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose gun 1 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 4 × twin 40mm Bofors (AA) gun mounts 10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons AA mounts
Service record
Part of:	TransRon 13
Operations:	Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (2–12 April 1945)
Awards:	China Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal