Andromeda-class attack cargo ship

The Andromeda-class attack cargo ships were a class of Type C2 ship=based amphibious cargo ship built by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey, and Moore Dry Dock Co., in Oakland, California, during World War II. Like all attack cargo ships, they were designed to carry combat loaded military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and troops on enemy shores during amphibious operations.

All these ships were built on the same standard hull design, but there were some differences from ship to ship. The armament varied, as did that of the other ships of the day. During 1944–1945, the 5"/38 dual-purpose gun was recognized as the best weapon for the dual role of antiaircraft and naval gunfire support, and the Bofors 40 mm automatic gun was seen as the best antiaircraft gun. The older 20 mm and .50 caliber guns had been recognized to be of limited value, and were being phased out, though they appeared on some of these ships. The 20 mm guns were later removed from all of them, but it is not clear just when this happened.

The complement varied as well, but the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships figures sometimes seem to confuse ship's company with embarked troops in determining a ship's complement.

Ships

See also

• Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
• Artemis-class attack cargo ship
• Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
• Tolland-class attack cargo ship
• List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
• List of ship classes of World War II

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