| BUILT: 1944 |
BEAM: 71'-6" |
DRAFT: 24' |
| LENGTH: 522'-10" |
CARGO [cu ft]: 36,480 |
PASS [troop ship]: 3,155 |
| PROPULSION: Turbine |
RADIUS [miles]: 15,000 |
TONS: 13,000 |
| TYPE: C4 |
SPEED [knots]: 17 |
DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes |
Named in honor of Maj Gen Edgar T. Collins, Class of 1897, USMA
who served in the Spanish-American War and with the AEF in WW I. Known to have made
a trip to Yokohama Oct 1945, and another in April 1946. Ref:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22147.htm |
