GENERAL  W. H. GORDON

AP  117 

 

BUILT:  1944  BEAM:  75'-6"  DRAFT:  25' 
LENGTH:  622'-7"   CARGO [cu ft]:  81,160   PASS [troop ship]:  5,106  
PROP: Turbine  2  RADIUS [miles]: 12,400 TONS:  17,833
TYPE:   P2 SPEED [knots]:  19 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes

Named in honor of  Maj Gen Walter Henry Gordon, USMA Class 1886, Philippines, China, France. 

Sold 1987 for $1,005,050.00, scrapped 1987.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22117.htm 

 

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