Photos and the story
| Class | Gilliam class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-61 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel, Wilmington |
| Launched | 1944-05-11 |
| Commissioned | 1944-09-28 |
| Fate | Afloat. She survived the war and was decommissioned on 28 August 1946. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Barrow (APA-61) served as an attack transport of the Gilliam class. Consolidated Steel at Wilmington launched her on 11 May 1944, and she was commissioned on 28 September 1944.
She went to Iwo Jima in Transport Group Baker.
Dawn on 19 February 1945, D-day, found her off the island. At 0645 the first of her boats went into the water.
That dawn off Iwo Jima opened her part in the assault. She was decommissioned on 28 August 1946.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.