Counties named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan
Sheridan County, Kansas
Sheridan County, Montana
Sheridan County, Nebraska
Sheridan County, North Dakota
Sheridan County, Wyoming
Builder
Moore Dry Dock
Laid down
5 August 1942
Launched
11 November 1942
Sponsored by
Mrs Thomas Rolph
Christened
Messenger
Acquired
31 July 1943
Commissioned
31 July 1943
Decommissioned
5 March 1946
Renamed
USS Sheridan (APA-51), Pioneer Sun, American Scientist
Reclassified
AP-94 to APA-51, 1 February 1943
Stricken
12 April 1946
Identification
MCV Hull Type C2-S-B1, MCV Hull No. 290
Honours and awards
Six battle stars for World War II service
Fate
Scrapped July 1969 after explosion
General characteristics
Class and type
Ormsby-class attack transport
Displacement
7,300 tons (lt),
13,910 t. (fl)
Length
459 ft 3 in (139.98 m)
Beam
63 ft (19 m)
Draft
24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion
1 × General Electric geared drive turbine,
2 × Foster-Wheeler D-type boilers,
1 × propeller,
6,000 shp (4,500 kW) (designed)
Speed
16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Capacity
Troops: 91 Officers, 1,474 Enlisted
Cargo: 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m3),
2,700 long tons (2,700 t)
Complement
Officers 42, Enlisted 478
Armament
2 × 5"/38 caliber DP gun mounts,
2 × Bofors 40 mm gun mounts,
4 × twin 20 mm gun,
12 × 20 mm single gun mounts.
USS Sheridan (APA-51) was an Ormsby-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.
Sheridan was named after five United States counties which were in turn named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan. The ship was laid down on 5 August 1942 under Maritime Commission contract by the Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, California, as SS Messenger; renamed Sheridan and designated AP-94 by the Navy on 5 October 1942; launched on 11 November 1942; reclassified APA-51 on 1 February 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 31 July 1943; and commissioned the same day.
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