HEYWOOD (AP-14/APA-6)

Year Built

1919

Official Number

217921

Shipyard

Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division

General Type

Training (School)

Specific Type

Training Ship

MARAD Type

USSB 1032

Ship Length

507.00 feet

Beam

56.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

5147.00 tons

Gross Tons

8378.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

Draft, Lightweight

25.50 tons

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative

There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.

Vessel Name History

1919 - 1931: Steadfast
1931 - 1940: City of Baltimore
1940 - 1946: Heywood (AP-14/APA-6)
1946 - 1957: City of Baltimore

Photo Captions

1.) USS Heywood off the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, 1 November 1941. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Catalog # 19-N-25919

Vessel Name History

CITY OF BALTIMORE

HEYWOOD (AP-14/APA-6)

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

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Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Acquisition	10/26/1940	Vessel was purchased from Baltimore Mail Steamship Co. to become a U.S. Navy troop transport
Vessel Name Change	10/26/1940	Vessel name changed from CITY OF BALTIMORE to HEYWOOD (AP-14)
Vessel Name Change	7/2/1946	Vessel name reverted to CITY OF BALTIMORE from HEYWOOD (APA-6)
Entry	7/2/1946	Vessel was returned by the U.S. Navy to the U.S. Maritime Commission and laid up in the Lee Hall, Virginia, reserve fleet (now the James River Reserve Fleet)