USN · AP
AfloatBayfield was flagship for the Utah force off Normandy, then worked Iwo Jima and Okinawa. She stayed in service through Korea and a 1954 evacuation from northern Indochina.
| Class | Bayfield class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-33 |
| Builder | Western Pipe, San Francisco |
| Launched | 1942-08-02 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. She came through the war, took part in the Bikini tests in 1946, and was still serving in the Pacific Fleet after the 1954 evacuation of Vietnamese from northern Indochina. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
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