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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Benewah'' class
| Total ships building =
| Total ships scrapped =
| Total ships retired = 17
| Total ships lost =
| Total ships laid up = 4
| Total ships active =
| Total ships cancelled =
| Total ships completed = 17
| Total ships on order =
| Builders = *[[Boston Navy Yard]]
*[[Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.]]
*[[American Bridge Company|American Bridge and Iron Co.]]
*[[Jeffboat|Jeffersonville Bridge & Machine Co.]]
*[[Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation|Oregon Shipbuilding Co.]]
*[[Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard]]
| Total ships planned = 17
| In commission range = 1944-1971
| Built range = 1943-1946
| Cost =
| Subclasses =
| Class after =
| Class before =
| Operators = *{{navy|US}}
*{{navy|Indonesia}}
*{{navy|Philippines}}
| Total ships preserved =
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| Hide header =
| Header caption =
| Ship type = [[Barracks ship]]
| Ship displacement = {{convert|4000|t|LT|0|abbr=on}}
| Ship length = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship length}}
| Ship beam = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship beam}}
| Ship draft = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship draft}}
| Ship power = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship power}}
| Ship propulsion = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship propulsion}}
| Ship speed = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship speed}}
| Ship range = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship range}}
| Ship boats = {{LST-1 class tank landing ship boats}}
| Ship capacity = 2,975 Bbls (diesel)
| Ship troops = 26 [[Commissioned officer|officers]], 1200 [[Enlisted man|enlisted men]]
| Ship complement = 12 officers, 129 enlisted men
| Ship armament = *2 × quad [[Bofors 40 mm gun]]s
*20 × [[50 cal]] and [[30 caliber|30 cal]] [[machine gun]]s
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The '''''Benewah''-class barracks ship''' was a class of [[Barracks ship|barracks ships]] of the [[United States Navy]] after the [[Second World War]], in the late 1940s.

== Development ==
Thirteen ships was converted into a repair ship throughout the later stages of World War II. The ships were converted from a [[Liberty ship]], [[LST-1 class tank landing ship|LST-1]] and [[LST-542-class tank landing ship|LST-542 classes]]. After the war, few ships were then sold to the [[Philippines]] and [[Indonesia]].

The ship's hull remained nearly the same but with new equipments to carry out her purpose now placed on deck alongside several cranes. The ships' armament had been slightly changed and relocated to make way for the ships' equipments. All ships served in the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theater]] until the end of the war with no ships lost in combat.

[[USS Nueces|APL-40]] (ex-USS Nueces) is still active to this day, serving as a transport and berthing vessel for the United States Navy in [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]].

== Ships of class ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="8" |''Aristaeus''-class repair ship<ref>{{Cite web|title=NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/26/26idx.htm|access-date=2021-12-15|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>
|-
!Pennant number
!Name
!Callsign
!Builders
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Decommissioned
!Fate
|-
|APB-35
|''[[USS Benewah|Benewah]]''
|NUIX
| rowspan="6" |[[Boston Navy Yard]]
|6 May 1945
|9 March 1946
|26 February 1971
|Sold to Philippines and renamed RPS ''Tulungan'' (AH-3), sunk as artificial reef in 1975
|-
|APB-36
|''[[USS Colleton (APB-36)|Colleton]]''
|NUIN
|30 July 1945
|28 January 1967
|15 December 1969
|Scrapped on 6 January 1973
|-
|APB-37
|''[[USS Echols|Echols]]''
|NUIZ
|30 July 1945
| colspan="2" |n/a
|Sold to [[Defense reutilization and marketing service|Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service]] (DRMS), fate unknown
|-
|APB-38
|''[[USS Marlboro (APB-38)|Marlboro]]''
| -
|17 November 1944
|18 August 1945
|5 May 1947
|Scrapped
|-
|APB-39
|''[[USS Mercer (APL-39)|Mercer]]''
|NUIQ
|17 November 1944
|19 September 1945
|7 January 1970
|Part of the [[Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet|CincPacFlt]] Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at [[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo]], [[Japan]]
|-
|APB-40
|''[[USS Nueces|Nueces]]''
|NUIR
|6 May 1945
|30 November 1945
|13 March 1970
|Part of the [[Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet|CincPacFlt]] Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]], [[Japan]]
|-
|APB-41
|''[[USS LST-575|Wythe]]''
|NEWW
|[[Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.]]
|9 June 1944
|30 June 1944
|29 May 1947
|Scrapped on 10 September 1959
|-
|APB-42
|''[[USS LST-676|Yavapai]]''
|NFKT
| rowspan="3" |[[American Bridge Company|American Bridge & Machine Co.]]
|6 June 1944
|30 June 1944
|3 December 1946
|Scrapped on 11 September 1959
|-
|APB-43
|''[[USS Yolo (APB-43)|Yolo]]''
|NFLE
|16 June 1944
|3 July 1944
|9 August 1946
|Scrapped on 6 February 1960
|-
|APB-44
|''[[USS Presque Isle (APB-44)|Presque Isle]]''
|NFLK
|16 June 1944
|19 July 1944
|18 April 1947
|Sold to Indonesia and renamed [[KRI Teluk Ratai (509)|KRI ''Teluk Ratai'' (LST-509)]], decommissioned and laid up
|-
|APB-45
|''[[USS Blackford|Blackford]]''
|NBCK
| rowspan="4" |Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
|9 April 1945
|9 June 1945
|26 April 1947
|Sold to merchant service, suck as artificial reef between 1968-70
|-
|APB-46
|''[[USS Dorchester (APB-46)|Dorchester]]''
|NBCY
|12 April 1945
|15 June 1945
|16 October 1946
|Sold to merchant service, in active service since 1 August 1974
|-
|APB-47
|''[[USS Kingman (APB-47)|Kingman]]''
|NBDB
|17 April 1945
|17 April 1945
|15 January 1947
|Scrapped on 19 November 1980
|-
|APB-48
|''[[USS Vanderburgh|Vanderburgh]]''
|NBFT
|20 April 1945
|3 July 1945
|17 January 1947
|Scrapped on 12 November 1972
|-
|APB-49
|[[USS Accomac (APB-49)|''Accomac'']]
|NFRR
|[[Jeffboat|Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.]]
|28 June 1944
|24 July 1944
|9 August 1946
|Scrapped on 7 December 1959
|-
|APB-50
|''[[USS LST-928|Cameron]]''
|NKBB
|[[Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard]]
|5 July 1944
|30 July 1944
|13 December 1946
|Sold to merchant service, fate unknown
|-
|APB-51
|''[[USS DuPage (APB-51)|DuPage]]''
| -
|[[Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation]]
|2 January 1943
| -
| -
|Scrapped in 1959
|}

==External links==
* {{navsource|10/13/13idx|Benewah-class barracks ship}}

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==Citations==
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[[Category:1940s ships]]

Revision as of 05:33, 20 December 2021

USS Benewah
Class overview
NameBenewah class
Builders
Operators
Built1943-1946
In commission1944-1971
Planned17
Completed17
Laid up4
Retired17
General characteristics
TypeBarracks ship
Displacement4,000 t (3,937 long tons)
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity2,975 Bbls (diesel)
Troops26 officers, 1200 enlisted men
Complement12 officers, 129 enlisted men
Armament

The Benewah-class barracks ship was a class of barracks ships of the United States Navy after the Second World War, in the late 1940s.

Development

Thirteen ships was converted into a repair ship throughout the later stages of World War II. The ships were converted from a Liberty ship, LST-1 and LST-542 classes. After the war, few ships were then sold to the Philippines and Indonesia.

The ship's hull remained nearly the same but with new equipments to carry out her purpose now placed on deck alongside several cranes. The ships' armament had been slightly changed and relocated to make way for the ships' equipments. All ships served in the Pacific Theater until the end of the war with no ships lost in combat.

APL-40 (ex-USS Nueces) is still active to this day, serving as a transport and berthing vessel for the United States Navy in Yokosuka.

Ships of class

Aristaeus-class repair ship[1]
Pennant number Name Callsign Builders Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
APB-35 Benewah NUIX Boston Navy Yard 6 May 1945 9 March 1946 26 February 1971 Sold to Philippines and renamed RPS Tulungan (AH-3), sunk as artificial reef in 1975
APB-36 Colleton NUIN 30 July 1945 28 January 1967 15 December 1969 Scrapped on 6 January 1973
APB-37 Echols NUIZ 30 July 1945 n/a Sold to Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), fate unknown
APB-38 Marlboro - 17 November 1944 18 August 1945 5 May 1947 Scrapped
APB-39 Mercer NUIQ 17 November 1944 19 September 1945 7 January 1970 Part of the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at Sasebo, Japan
APB-40 Nueces NUIR 6 May 1945 30 November 1945 13 March 1970 Part of the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at Yokosuka, Japan
APB-41 Wythe NEWW Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. 9 June 1944 30 June 1944 29 May 1947 Scrapped on 10 September 1959
APB-42 Yavapai NFKT American Bridge & Machine Co. 6 June 1944 30 June 1944 3 December 1946 Scrapped on 11 September 1959
APB-43 Yolo NFLE 16 June 1944 3 July 1944 9 August 1946 Scrapped on 6 February 1960
APB-44 Presque Isle NFLK 16 June 1944 19 July 1944 18 April 1947 Sold to Indonesia and renamed KRI Teluk Ratai (LST-509), decommissioned and laid up
APB-45 Blackford NBCK Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. 9 April 1945 9 June 1945 26 April 1947 Sold to merchant service, suck as artificial reef between 1968-70
APB-46 Dorchester NBCY 12 April 1945 15 June 1945 16 October 1946 Sold to merchant service, in active service since 1 August 1974
APB-47 Kingman NBDB 17 April 1945 17 April 1945 15 January 1947 Scrapped on 19 November 1980
APB-48 Vanderburgh NBFT 20 April 1945 3 July 1945 17 January 1947 Scrapped on 12 November 1972
APB-49 Accomac NFRR Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. 28 June 1944 24 July 1944 9 August 1946 Scrapped on 7 December 1959
APB-50 Cameron NKBB Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard 5 July 1944 30 July 1944 13 December 1946 Sold to merchant service, fate unknown
APB-51 DuPage - Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 2 January 1943 - - Scrapped in 1959
  • Photo gallery of Benewah-class barracks ship at NavSource Naval History

Citations

  1. ^ "NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 15 December 2021.


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