USN · AP
Sumter
Photos and infoAttack transport, APA-52. Before dawn on 31 January 1944 the 2d Battalion, 25th Marines, debarked from her for the northern islets of Kwajalein. Not sunk.
| Type | Transport (AP) |
|---|---|
| Hull | APA-52 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk in the Marshalls. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS Sumter (APA-52) off Baltimore, circa September 1943. U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-50987. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Sumter (APA-52) off Baltimore, Maryland (USA), circa in September 1943 (19-N-50987).jpg. Public domain.
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Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · 2d Battalion, 25th Marines, debarked before dawn on 31 January
