Hansford served as an attack transport of the Bayfield class, APA-106. Western Pipe and Steel launched her at San Francisco on 25 April 1944. She was commissioned on 12 October 1944.
Iwo Jima was her first assault. On 19 February 1945 the waves that went against the island included units embarked in Hansford. She was part of the opening landing, and those units left her boats for the beach with the first assault.
Okinawa followed. The day before she closed the main beaches she lay at anchor in Kerama Retto. On 10 April 1945 she moved to Hagushi, put troops and cargo on the beach, and brought casualties back aboard.
Two landings, Iwo Jima in February and Hagushi in April, were her combat work. She was decommissioned on 14 June 1946.