Paul Revere-class attack transport explained

The Paul Revere-class attack transport was a ship class of attack transports of the United States Navy during the Cold War. Both ships were converted from the Type C4-S-1A cargo ships, and would be the last attack transports to be procured by the Navy.^[1]

Development

Two type C4 cargo ships were converted into attack transports for the United States Navy since the middle stages of the 1950s.^[2] Both ships were decommissioned on 1 January 1980 and later sold to the Spanish Navy in the same year.

The ship's hull remained nearly the same but with new equipment to carry out her purpose now placed on deck alongside several cranes. The ships' armaments had been slightly changed and relocated in order for the ships to carry out their new roles.^[3]

Ships in the class

Paul Revere class attack transport
	Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
APA-248 / LPA-248	Paul Revere	New York Shipbuilding Corp.	15 May 1952	11 April 1953	3 September 1958	1 January 1980	Sold to Spain as Castilla (L-21), 17 January 1980
APA-249 / LPA-249	Francis Marion		?	13 February 1954	6 July 1961	1 January 1980	Sold to Spain as Aragón (L-22), 11 July 1980

References

• • United States Navy. 1959-1991. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
• 2002. U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. .

Notes and References

1. Book: U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History . . 2002 . 1-55750-250-1 . Annapolis.
2. Web site: 2021-07-01 . New Role for the Paul Revere . 2022-03-10 . U.S. Naval Institute . en.
3. Book: Embarkation . . 1961 . 154–155.