USN · AP
AfloatHaskell attack transport named for a Texas county. She took Marines off Iwo Jima in March 1945 while under small-arms fire, then carried occupation troops into Tokyo Bay and on to Nagasaki, and was credited with one battle star.
| Class | Haskell class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-172 |
| Commissioned | 1944-11-23 |
| Fate | Afloat. Norfolk saw her leave commission on 26 February 1947. Atlantic reserve held her until the Navy dropped her name on 1 October 1958 and gave her to the Maritime Commission, first at Wilmington, North Carolina, and from October 1964 in the James River. |
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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