USAT Sidney H Short
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| History | |
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| Launched | 28 Feb 1944 |
| Completed | March 1944 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Standard Liberty Ship |
| Length | 441 feet (134.4 m) |
| Beam | 56 feet (17.07 m) |
| Depth | 28 feet 2 inches (8.59 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x oil burning boilers = 2,500 hp |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Capacity | 9,000 tons. 44 crew and 12+ Naval Armed Guard to operate 1 x 3 inch bow gun; 1 x 4 or 5 inch stern gun; 2 x 37 mm bow guns; and 6 x 20 mm machine guns |
Remarks
Battle Honours
Soldiers carried
- No. 26 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF - 10:40pm 6 Sep to 7 Oct 1944