USS STARLIGHT 

AP   175

 

BUILT:  1944  BEAM:  63'  DRAFT:  28' 
LENGTH:  459'-1"   CARGO [cu ft]:  132,947   PASS [troop ship]:  1,575  
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]: 18,000 TONS:  8,258
TYPE:   C2 SPEED [knots]:  15.5 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ?

Constructed as a freight ship, but converted in 1944 to carry troops.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22175.htm 

 

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Courtesy of Col Tom Stevens, USMC (Ret)