GENERAL A. E. ANDERSON 

AP  111

 

BUILT:  1943  BEAM:  75'-6"  DRAFT:  25' 
LENGTH:  622'-7"   CARGO [cu ft]:  118,175   PASS [troop ship]:  5,279  
PROP: Turbine 2   RADIUS [miles]: 12,400 TONS:  17,833
TYPE:   P2 SPEED [knots]:  19 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes

Named in honor of General Alexander E. Anderson, U. S. Army, who served though many engagements in WW I and also served in the early part of WW II.

Believed to have been in Suisan Bay from 1958 until 1987 when it was sold and scrapped.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22111.htm

 

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