AP-173
USN · AP
AfloatTransport that kept an earlier name. Commissioned 22 April 1944. She discharged troops and cargo in the initial Leyte assault on 20 October 1944 and disembarked her units in the Lingayen Gulf invasion on 9 January 1945. Five battle stars.
| Type | Transport (AP) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AP-173 |
| Builder | Moore Dry Dock, Oakland |
| Launched | 1943-08-14 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-22 |
| Fate | Afloat. Released for deactivation on 21 June 1946, she decommissioned at Olympia on 9 August 1946 and was returned to the Maritime Commission. Waterman Lines then sailed her as Citrus Packer until 1958, when Gulf-South American Lines bought her as Gulf Trader. |
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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