USN · AP
AfloatCavalier, a Bayfield-class attack transport built by Western Pipe and Steel, worked off Leyte in the autumn of 1944 and later fired on a suicide plane in Lingayen Gulf.
| Class | Bayfield class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-37 |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel, San Francisco |
| Launched | 1943-03-15 |
| Commissioned | 1944-01-15 |
| Fate | Afloat. She survived the war. |
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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