USS Panamint - Ship Specifications
As a member of the Mount McKinley class of warships, the Panamint was fitted as a general communications vessel. It served as a flagship for, among others, Vice Admiral Jack Fletcher, and could also accomodate Marine or Army units. The communications equipment aboard the Panamint, specifically the radio and radar equipment, was particularly elaborate.
Specifications:
Displacement 7,240 t.(lt) 12,690 t.(fl) Length 459' 2" Beam 63' Draft 24' Speed 16 knots Complement 54 Officers, 579 Enlisted Armament Two 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, four twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 twin 20mm gun mounts Propulsion One geared turbine, single propeller, 6,000shp