Benewah-class barracks ship

	USS Benewah
Class overview
Name	Benewah class
Builders	Boston Navy Yard; Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; American Bridge and Iron Co.; Jeffersonville Bridge & Machine Co.; Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard;
Operators	United States Navy; Indonesian Navy; Philippine Navy;
Built	1943-1946
In commission	1944-1971
Planned	16
Completed	16
Active	2, military service; 2, commercial service;
Laid up	1
Retired	13
General characteristics
Type	Barracks ship
Displacement	4,000 long tons (4,064 t)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 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	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,700 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 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
Capacity	2,975 Bbls (diesel)
Troops	26 officers, 1200 enlisted men
Complement	12 officers, 129 enlisted men
Armament	2 × quad Bofors 40 mm guns; 20 × 50 cal and 30 cal machine guns;

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.

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