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The '''''Elizabeth C. Stanton'' class transport ship''' was a [[transport (ship)|transport]] class of the [[United States Navy]] that originated just prior to the [[World War II|second World War]]. The class, which contained only four ships, is named for [[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]]. All of the vessels were named for important women in history, including: {{USS|Elizabeth C. Stanton|AP-69}}; {{USS|Florence Nightingale|AP-70}}; {{USS|Mary Lyon|AP-71}}; and {{USS|Anne Arundel|AP-76}}. | The '''''Elizabeth C. Stanton'' class transport ship''' was a [[transport (ship)|transport]] class of the [[United States Navy]]<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Ship_s_Data_U_S_Naval_Vessels/icLozcrLyWEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Elizabeth%20C.%20Stanton&pg=PA7&printsec=frontcover |title=Ship's Data U.S. Naval Vessels |date=April 15, 1945 |publisher=United States Ships Bureau |edition=250-012 |series=Auxiliary, District Craft and Unclassified Vessels |volume=3 |location=Washington, DC |publication-date=1946 |pages=7, 212, 213, 214, 695, 740 |language=en |type=Book}}</ref> that originated just prior to the [[World War II|second World War]]. The class, which contained only four ships, is named for [[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]]. All of the vessels were named for important women in history, including: {{USS|Elizabeth C. Stanton|AP-69}}; {{USS|Florence Nightingale|AP-70}}; {{USS|Mary Lyon|AP-71}}; and {{USS|Anne Arundel|AP-76}}. | ||
The Elizabeth C. Stanton transport ship USS ''Anne Arundel'' was used to transport troops in the [[D-Day]] actions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Morgan |first=Martin |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Americans_on_D_Day/u0wgBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Elizabeth%20C.%20Stanton-class%20transport&pg=PA221&printsec=frontcover |title=The Americans on D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion |date=2014-05-15 |publisher=Voyageur Press |isbn=978-0-7603-4620-4 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of U.S. military vessels named after women]] | *[[List of U.S. military vessels named after women]] | ||
{{Elizabeth C. Stanton class transport}} | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Elizabeth C. Stanton-class transports]] | [[Category:Elizabeth C. Stanton-class transports]] | ||
[[Category:Auxiliary transport ship classes]] | [[Category:Auxiliary transport ship classes]] | ||
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship class overviewTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsThe Elizabeth C. Stanton class transport ship was a transport class of the United States Navy[1] that originated just prior to the second World War. The class, which contained only four ships, is named for Elizabeth Cady Stanton. All of the vessels were named for important women in history, including: Template:USS; Template:USS; Template:USS; and Template:USS.
The Elizabeth C. Stanton transport ship USS Anne Arundel was used to transport troops in the D-Day actions.[2]
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