USS Cape Johnson (AP-172)
USS Cape Johnson, San Francisco Bay, 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Cape Johnson |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, Los Angeles |
| Launched | 20 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 25 July 1946 |
| Honors and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type C1-B cargo ship |
| Displacement | 5,668 long tons (5,759 t) |
| Length | 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine, single propeller, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 72,168 cubic feet |
| Troops | 1,288 |
| Complement | 371 |
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USS Cape Johnson (AP-172), was a United States Navy troop transport ship that was used in the South Pacific during World War II. The ship was named for a cape off the coast of Washington state.