General John Pope Class Transport:
Laid down, 20 July 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (P2-S2-R2) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC-673), at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, NJ;
Launched, 30 June 1944; Commissioned USS General George M. Randall (AP-115), 15 April 1944, with a Coast Guard crew; Assigned to MSTS, October 1949;

Specifications: Displacement 11,450 t. (lt) 20,175 t. (fl); Length 622' 7"; Beam 75' 6"; Draft 25' 6"; Speed 20.6kts; Complement 465; Troop Capacity 5,142; Armament four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, sixteen 1.1" guns, twenty 20mm guns; Propulsion steam turbines, twin shafts, 17,000hp.   Hi-Res Pic (108K)