USN · AP
Heywood
Photos and infoHeywood-class transport, AP-12. She landed troops at Tulagi on 7 August 1942, finished there, and came across to Beach Red the same day. Later APA-6. Decommissioned 12 April 1946.
| Type | Transport (AP) |
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| Hull | AP-12 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel, Alameda |
| Commissioned | 1940-11-07 |
| Fate | Afloat. Transport, name ship of the Heywood class. Later APA-6. She landed troops at Tulagi on 7 August 1942 and came across to Beach Red the same day. Decommissioned at Boston on 12 April 1946. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS Heywood (AP-12) off the Norfolk Navy Yard, 1 November 1941. U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-25919. Public domain.
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Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi
1942-08-07 · landed troops at Tulagi, then came across to Beach Red the same day
