High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Paul Revere (APA/LPA-248) was the lead ship of her class of attack transport in the United States Navy. She was named for the early patriot, Paul Revere. She later served in the Spanish Navy as Castillia (L-21). The ship was originally laid down as Maritime Administration Hull 27 on 15 May 1952 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey, and was launched on 11 April 1953 as the SS Diamond Mariner, sponsored by Mrs. Franklin Ewers. The ship was delivered to MARAD on 22 December 1953, and was operated by the Prudential Steamship Corp. for MARAD until placed in the Maritime Reserve Fleet on 24 July 1954. She was acquired by the US Navy on 14 September 1956, classified APA-248 and named Paul Revere on 4 June 1957, converted by Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro, California, and commissioned at Long Beach, California on 3 September 1958, Capt. Robert Erly in command.

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