USN · AP
AfloatHenrico landed troops with the Omaha assault force, on the south coast of France, and at Kerama Retto, where a kamikaze struck her bridge. She later served in Korea and Vietnam and was still active in mid-1967.
| Class | Bayfield class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-45 |
| Builder | Ingalls, Pascagoula |
| Launched | 1943-03-31 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-26 |
| Fate | Afloat. A suicide plane hit her bridge off Kerama Retto on 2 April 1945 and killed 49 officers and men, including her captain, but she reached port under her own power. She was still in commission in mid-1967 after Korea and Vietnam. |
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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