USS Lyon (AP-71) was a type C3 ship of the United States Navy which played an extensive role in naval transportation during World War II. The Lyon was built as Mormactide under a Maritime Commission (MC) contract by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Company of Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Jul 29, 2015 · Lyon embarked combat forces in San Francisco in January 1945, and departed for the invasion of Okinawa. Lyon successfully completed her role in this giant sledgehammer attack in the face of...

USS General Lyon, originally the De Soto, was recaptured from the Confederate States of America and renamed USS De Soto, and then USS General Lyon, after Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon. The steamer was put into service by the Union Navy as a storeship and dispatch boat serving the Union ships on the blockade of the Confederacy.

USS Lyon (AP-71) moored at US Army Port of Embarkation, Newport News, VA. pier loading troops. Official US Army photo produced by US Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 20 October 1942.

Jan 31, 2022 · USA - AP-71 USS Lyon Booklet of General Plans (1942) by Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, Washington DC

The Elizabeth C. Stanton class transport ship was a transport class of the United States Navy that originated just prior to the second World War. The class, which contained only four ships, is named for Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

USS Lyon (AP-71) Near the Norfolk Navy Yard on 7 October 1942. This ship retains the seven pairs of kingposts that were fitted to her as a merchant ship. Photo No. 19-N-35856 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM : USS Lyon (AP-71) In San Francisco Bay circa February 1946. She has lost the pairs of kingposts at the extreme bow and stern.

Mary Lyon was a pioneer in women’s education in America. She founded Mount Holyoke Seminary, now Mount Holyoke College, in 1836. Miss Lyon died at the college March 5 1849

USS Lyon AP 71: Dates. Code. World War 2 Operation. 8 Nov 42 - 11 Nov 42: E1-1: Algeria-Morocco landings: 9 Jul 43 - 15 Jul 43 : E2: Sicilian occupation: 9 Sep 43 - 21 Sep 43 : E3: Salerno landings: 15 Aug 44 - 25 Sep 44 : E7: Invasion of Southern France: 28 Apr 45 - 30 Apr 45 : P34-1: Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto

USS Lyon (AP-71) on 7 October 1942. Click on this photograph for links to larger images of this class. Class: LYON (AP-71) Design: MC C3-Cargo (Ingalls) Displacement (tons): 7,741 light, 16,120 lim. Dimensions (feet): 491.7' oa, 465.0' pp x 69.5' e x 26.5' lim. Original Armament: 1-4"/50 4-3"/50 8-20mm (1942)