History
United States
NameUSS Fergus (APA-82)
NamesakeFergus County, Montana
BuilderConsolidated Steel
Launched24 December 1944
Sponsored byMrs. F. W. Mihld
Acquired19 February 1945
Commissioned20 February 1945
Decommissioned25 June 1946
FateScrapped 14 January 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeGilliam-class attack transport
Displacement4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl)
Length426 ft (130 m)
Beam58 ft (18 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
PropulsionWestinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
Speed17 knots
Capacity47 Officers, 802 Enlisted
Crew27 Officers, 295 Enlisted
Armament1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts
NotesMCV Hull No. ?, hull type S4-SE2-BD1

USS Fergus (APA-82) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1966.

History

Fergus was named after a county in Montana. She was launched 24 December 1944 by Consolidated Steel at Wilmington, California; acquired by the Navy 19 February 1945; and commissioned 20 February 1945.

World War II and after

Fergus sailed from San Diego 19 April 1945 for Saipan, where she transferred Marines to another transport bound for Okinawa. At Guam she unloaded cargo and embarked hospital patients for San Francisco, returning 24 June. Her next voyage, between 1 July and 20 October, was devoted to redeployment of troops among Pacific bases and to occupation duty in Japan. Fergus made two cruises, one to Guam, Leyte, and Pearl Harbor, and the other to Pearl Harbor alone, to return servicemen eligible for discharge.

Decommissioning

She was decommissioned 25 June 1946 at Pearl Harbor, and towed to San Francisco Bay, where she was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 4 September 1947. She was scrapped 14 January 1966.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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