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| [[Type C2 ship|C2-S-AJ3]]
| [[Type C2 ship|C2-S-AJ3]]
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|Displacement:
|[[Ship measurements|Displacement]]:
| 13,910 tons full
| 8,635 tons light, 13,910 tons loaded
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|-
|Length:
|[[Ship measurements|Length]]:
| 459 ft 2 in (140 m)
| 459 ft 2 in (140 m)
|-
|-
|Beam:
|[[Ship measurements|Beam]]:
| 63 ft (19.2 m)
| 63 ft (19.2 m)
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|-
|Draft:
|[[Ship measurements|Draft]]:
| 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m)
| 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m)
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|[[Ship propulsion|Propulsion]]:
| GE geared steam turbine drive, single propeller, <br/>6,000&nbsp;[[Ship measurements|shp]] (4.5&nbsp;MW)
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|-
|Speed:
|Speed:
| 16.5&nbsp;[[knot (speed)|knots]]  (31&nbsp;km/h)
| 16.5&nbsp;[[knot (speed)|knots]]  (30.6&nbsp;km/h)
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|-
|Complement:
|[[Ship measurements|Complement]]:
| 375 (varies)
| 395 (62 officers, 333 men), plus embarked troops
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|-
|Armament:
|Armament:
| 1 × [[5"/38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber dual purpose gun mount]], <br/> 4 × twin 40&nbsp;mm gun mounts, <br/>16 × 20&nbsp;mm gun mounts
| 1 × [[5" /38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber DP gun]], <br/> 4 × [[40mm/56 caliber gun|twin 40&nbsp;mm AA guns]], <br/>16 × [[20mm antiaircraft gun|20&nbsp;mm AA guns]]
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|Boats:
| 14 [[LCVP]], <br/>8 [[LCM]]
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| colspan="2" | <small>NOTES: Some sources report different displacements for ships of this type. Speed and complement may have changed as the ship or her mission were modified. Often one or two LCVPs were replaced by [[LCPL]]s. 20mm AA guns were sometimes removed.</small>
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The '''''Tolland'' class [[attack cargo ship]]s''' were built by [[North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.]] in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] during the latter stages of [[World War II]].  
The '''''Tolland'' class [[attack cargo ship]]s''' were built by [[North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.]] in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] during the latter stages of [[World War II]].  


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TollandClassAKA.jpg Typical Tolland class attack cargo ship
General Characteristics
Hull Type: C2-S-AJ3
Displacement: 8,635 tons light, 13,910 tons loaded
Length: 459 ft 2 in (140 m)
Beam: 63 ft (19.2 m)
Draft: 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m)
Propulsion: GE geared steam turbine drive, single propeller,
6,000 shp (4.5 MW)
Speed: 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Complement: 395 (62 officers, 333 men), plus embarked troops
Armament: 1 × 5"/38 caliber DP gun,
4 × twin 40 mm AA guns,
16 × 20 mm AA guns
Boats: 14 LCVP,
8 LCM
NOTES: Some sources report different displacements for ships of this type. Speed and complement may have changed as the ship or her mission were modified. Often one or two LCVPs were replaced by LCPLs. 20mm AA guns were sometimes removed.

The Tolland class attack cargo ships were built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. in Wilmington, North Carolina during the latter stages of World War II.

Like all AKA's, they were designed to carry combat loaded military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and troops on enemy shores during amphibious operations.

All these ships were built on the same standard hull design, but there were some differences from ship to ship:

The armament varied, as did that of the other ships of the day. During 1944-1945, the 5"/38 was recognized as the best gun for the dual role of antiaircraft and naval gunfire support, and the 40 mm was seen as the best antiaircraft gun. The older 20 mm and .50 caliber guns had been recognized as of limited value, and were being phased out, though they appeared on some of these ships. The 20 mm's were later removed from all of them, but it is not clear just when this happened.

The complement varied as well, but the DANFS figures sometimes seem to confuse ship's company with embarked troops in determining a ship's complement.

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