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USS Goshen
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Goshen County, Wyoming |
| Builder | Western Pipe & Steel |
| Laid down | 31 January 1944 |
| Launched | 29 June 1944 |
| Christened | Sea Hare |
| Commissioned | 13 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 20 April 1946 |
| Renamed | USS Goshen, Canada Mail, California Mail, La Fayette. |
| Honours and awards | One battle star for service in World War II. |
| Fate | Scrapped August 1973 |
| Notes | WPS Hull No. 130; MC Hull No. 1553; Type C3-S-A2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bayfield-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded |
| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Propulsion | General Electric geared turbine, 2 × Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, single propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed | 18 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 12 × LCVP, 4 × LCM (Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV) |
| Capacity | 4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft). |
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USS Goshen (APA-108) was a Bayfield class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service in 1947 and was scrapped in 1973.
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