Photos and the story
| Class | Gilliam class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-70 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel, Wilmington |
| Launched | 1944-08-15 |
| Commissioned | 1944-12-03 |
| Fate | Afloat. She survived the war and was decommissioned on 6 August 1946. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Carteret (APA-70) served as an attack transport of the Gilliam class. Consolidated Steel at Wilmington launched her on 15 August 1944, and she was commissioned on 3 December 1944.
In February 1945 she went out to Iwo Jima for the invasion.
On 19 February 1945 she put troops and their equipment on the beach.
Two battle stars stand on her wartime record. She was decommissioned on 6 August 1946.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.