USS Tolland
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Tolland |
| Namesake | Tolland County, Connecticut |
| Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Laid down | 22 April 1944 |
| Launched | 26 June 1944 |
| Commissioned | 4 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1946 |
| Renamed |
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| Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
| Identification | AKA-64 |
| Nickname(s) | The Mighty "T" |
| Honors and awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Tolland-class attack cargo ship |
| Displacement | 13,910 long tons (14,133 t) full |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Depth of hold | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | General Electric geared steam turbine, single propeller |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 375 |
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USS Tolland (AKA-64) was the lead ship of her class of attack cargo ships of the United States Navy. Named after Tolland County, Connecticut, she was designed to carry military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations. USS Tolland served as a commissioned ship for 21 months.
Tolland was laid down as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1385) on 22 April 1944 at Wilmington, N.C., by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company; launched on 26 June 1944; sponsored by Miss Beverley Peebles; delivered to the Navy under loan-charter on 13 August 1944; and commissioned at Charleston, South Carolina, on 4 September 1944.