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USS CUSTER (APA-40),  a Bayfield Class Attack Transport -


Displacement 8,100 t.(lt), 16,100 t.(fl)
Length 492' 6"
Beam 69' 6"
Draft 26' 6"
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 51 Officers, 524 Enlisted
Flag Accommodation 43 officers, 108 Enlisted
Troop Accommodation 80 Officers, 1,146 Enlisted
Cargo Capacity 200,000 cu. ft., 4,700 t.
Boats 12 LCVP, 4 LCM (Mk-6), 3 LCP(L) (MK-IV)
Armament two single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft, two single 40mm AA gun mounts, two twin 40mm AA gun mounts, eighteen single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion General Electric geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering D-type boilers, single propeller, Design shaft horsepower 8,500

 

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