ERNIE PYLE

 

BUILT:   1945 BEAM:   72'-0" DRAFT:   33'
LENGTH:  522'-10"  CARGO [cu ft]: 53,000  PASS [troop ship]:  3,289
PROPULSION:  Turbine RADIUS [miles]: 11,914 TONS:  12,420
TYPE:  C4 SPEED [knots]:  17 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ?

Named after that favorite war correspondent of the American Soldier, Ernest Taylor Pyle, who lost his life 17 April 1945 on Ie Island. 

Ship made its maiden voyage to Yokohama in Nov 1945

 

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