AP-81 / APA-36 Cambria Bayfield Class Attack Transport: Laid down as Sea Swallow, a Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A2) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Francisco, CA.; Launched, 10 November 1942; Assigned to the Navy as Transport (AP-81); Redesignated an Attack Transport (AKA-36), 1 February 1943; Acquired by the Navy, 4 May 1943, and placed in partial commission for transit to her conversion yard at New York, named USS CAMBRIA (APA-36); Decommissioned at New York; Recommissioned, 10 November 1943 with a Coast Guard crew; Decommissioned, 30 June 1949; Recommissioned, 15 September 1950 with a Navy crew; Decommissioned, (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Final Disposition fate unknown. CAMBRIA received six battle stars for World War II service. Specifications: Displacement 8,100 t.(lt), 16,100 t.(fl); Length 492' 6"; Beam 69' 6"; Draft 26' 6"; Speed 18kts; Complement 51 officers, 524 Enlisted; Flag Accommodation 43 Officers, 108 Enlisted; Troop Capacity 80 Officers, 1,146 Enlisted; Cargo Capacity 200,000 cu. ft. 4,700 t.; Boats 12 LCVP, 4 LCM (Mk-6), 3 LCP(L) (MK-IV); Armament: a 5"/38 dp gun mount forward and one aft, two Single 40mm gun mounts, four twin 40mm gun mounts, eighteen single 20mm gun mounts; Propulsion General Electric geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering D-type boilers, 1 propeller, Design shaft horsepower 8,500.

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Reunion Spring 2007, Milwaukee, Wisconson

The 2007 reunion for the crew of the USS CAMBRIA will be held in Milwaukee, WI April 19-22, 2007. Future plans include a visit to Philadelphia PA in 2008. The registration packet for this year's reunion is now available! The purpose of this web site is to provide the members of the USS CAMBRIA reunion group with information on the upcoming reunion. This site is not meant to duplicate any information already located on your ship’s web site. A link to your ship’s site is located on the left of this page. .

Reunion 2008,Philadelphia Pa.(Proposed)

Downtown Philadelphia

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