USS Anne Arundel

USS Anne Arundel
History
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)
Fate	Returned to merchant service until 1962 Sold for scrap, 1970
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
Armament	4 × 3-inch/50-caliber guns 4 × 40 mm AA guns 18 × 20 mm AA guns

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.