USN · AP
AfloatFrederick Funston landed troops in Sicily and at Salerno, then at Saipan, Guam, Leyte, Luzon, and Iwo Jima. She went back to the Army in 1946 and to naval transport service in 1950.
| Class | Frederick Funston class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-89 |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma |
| Launched | 1941-09-27 |
| Commissioned | 1943-04-24 |
| Fate | Afloat. On 4 April 1946 her commission ended and the Army took her back. In 1950 she returned to naval custody for Military Sea Transportation Service, not in commission, with a Civil Service crew, and was numbered T-AP-178 from 28 April 1950. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Crew stories
No stories submitted yet. Submit a Story.