Pacific ships
USS Gage (APA-168)

USN · AP

Afloat

Gage joined the first assault at Hagushi Beach, Okinawa, on 1 April 1945 and landed Marines of the 6th Division plus a construction battalion and a medical company. She later carried occupation troops to Honshu and served in the Magic Carpet fleet.

ClassHaskell class
TypeTransport (AP)
HullAPA-168
BuilderOregon Shipbuilding, Portland
Launched1944-10-14
Commissioned1944-11-12
FateAfloat. Decommissioning came on 26 February 1947. On 1 October 1958 the Navy struck her name and passed her into the Maritime Commission reserve fleet for a James River berth.

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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