USS Dauphin

History
United States
NameUSS Dauphin (APA-97)
NamesakeDauphin County, Pennsylvania
BuilderBethlehem Steel
Launched10 June 1944
Sponsored byMiss B. Conway
Acquired23 September 1944
Commissioned23 September 1944
Decommissioned30 April 1946
Honours and
awards
One battle star for World War II service
FateScrapped, 1979 as SS Stevens
General characteristics
Class & typeWindsor-class attack transport
Displacement7,970 tons (lt), 13,132 t. (fl)
Length473 ft 1 in (144.20 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m)
PropulsionBethlehem geared turbine drive, 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,000
Speed18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)
Capacity
  • Troops: Officer 91 Enlisted 1,420
  • Cargo: 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m3), 1,600 tons
ComplementOfficer 54 Enlisted 498
Armament1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mounts, 2 x Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun mounts, 2 x twin 20mm gun mounts, 18 x single 20 mm gun mounts
NotesMCV Hull No. 1675, hull type C3-S-A3

USS Dauphin (APA-97) was a Windsor-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service in 1948 and was scrapped in 1979.