 USS Anne Arundel
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Anne Arundel |
| Namesake | Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 18 July 1940 |
| Launched | 16 November 1940 |
| Acquired | 13 September 1942 |
| Commissioned | 17 September 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 21 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 April 1946 |
| Honors and awards | 5 battle stars (World War II) |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Elizabeth C. Stanton-class transport |
| Displacement | 14,400 long tons (14,631 t) full |
| Length | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Speed | 18.4 knots (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph) |
| Complement | 429 |
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USS Anne Arundel (AP-76) was an American transport ship that was built in 1940 and scrapped in 1970. Originally laid down as the Mormacyork, she was later named after Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Annapolis is the county seat there, the state capital, and also the home of the Naval Academy. Anne Arundel earned five battle stars for her World War II service.