GENERAL  WILLIAM WEIGEL

AP   119

 

BUILT:  1945  BEAM:  75'-6"  DRAFT:  25' 
LENGTH:  622'-70"   CARGO [cu ft]:  85,000   PASS [troop ship]:  5,209  
PROP: Turbine 2   RADIUS [miles]: 12,400 TONS:  17,833
TYPE:   P2 SPEED [knots]:  19 DEPENDENTS / JAPAN: Yes

Named in honor of  Maj Gen William Weigel, USMA Class 1887, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, AEF WWI.

Sold 1987 for $1,123,100.00, scrapped 1987, Taiwan.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22119.htm

 

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