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Benewah-class barracks ship
Class of United States Navy barrack ships / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Benewah-class barracks ship was a class of barracks ships of the United States Navy after the Second World War, in the late 1940s.[1]
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![]() USS Benewah | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Benewah class |
Builders | |
Operators | |
Built | 1943-1946 |
In commission | 1944-1971 |
Planned | 16 |
Completed | 16 |
Active |
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Laid up | 1 |
Retired | 13 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Barracks ship |
Displacement | 4,000 long tons (4,064 t) |
Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
Capacity | 2,975 Bbls (diesel) |
Troops | 26 officers, 1200 enlisted men |
Complement | 12 officers, 129 enlisted men |
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