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AP-103 President Polk

President Jackson Class Transport: Laid down, 7 October 1940, as a Maritime Commission type (C3A-P&C) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 110), at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.; Launched, 28 June 1941; Acquired by the Navy, 6 September 1943; Commissioned USS President Polk (AP-103), 4 October 1943, at San Diego, CA.; Decommissioned and transferred to the Maritime Commission for return to her owner 26 January 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946. President Polk earned 6 battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 9,000 t. (lt), 11,760 t.(fl); Length 491' 10"; Beam 63'; Draft 25' 9"; Speed 18kts; Complement 354; Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3" /50 dual purpose guns, four 40mm guns; Propulsion, geared turbine drive, two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, single screw, designed shaft horsepower 8,500.

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