USN · AP
AfloatHighlands put troops and supplies ashore at Iwo Jima in February 1945, then landed Marines at Tsugen Jima and reserve troops at Hagushi during the Okinawa campaign. On 2 September she entered Tokyo Bay with occupation troops.
| Class | Haskell class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-119 |
| Builder | California Shipbuilding, Wilmington |
| Launched | 1944-07-08 |
| Commissioned | 1944-10-05 |
| Fate | Afloat. She was decommissioned on 14 February 1946 and laid up in the James River group of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. |
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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