USS General William Mitchell
USS General William Mitchell (AP-114) embarking units of the 1st Marine Division at Pavuvu, Russell Islands, November 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS General William Mitchell |
| Namesake | General William "Billy" Mitchell (1879–1936), proponent of an independent air force |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock |
| Launched | 31 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs William Mitchell, widow of General Mitchell |
| Acquired | 15 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 19 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1966 |
| Reclassified | AP-114 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | Four service stars for the Korean War |
| Fate | Scrapped in Taiwan, 1988 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | General John Pope-class transport |
| Type | troopship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 622 feet 7 inches (189.76 m) |
| Beam | 75 feet 6 inches (23.01 m) |
| Draft | 25 feet 6 inches (7.77 m) |
| Installed power | 17,000 shp |
| Propulsion | 2 steam turbines, reduction gearing, twin screw |
| Speed | 20.6 knots (38.2 km/h) |
| Capacity | 5,289 |
| Complement | 452 |
| Armament | 4 x single 5"/38 caliber dual purpose guns, 4 x quad 1.1" guns, 20 x single 20mm guns |
USS General William Mitchell (AP-114) was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
General William Mitchell was launched 31 October 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey; acquired 15 January 1944 and commissioned four days later.