USN · AP
AfloatHaskell attack transport named for a county in South Dakota. She put a Marine antiaircraft battalion ashore at Okinawa in April 1945 and Army engineers there in June, then carried occupation troops to Wakayama, and was credited with one battle star.
| Class | Haskell class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-174 |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland |
| Launched | 1944-11-03 |
| Commissioned | 1944-11-28 |
| Fate | Afloat. She decommissioned on 6 May 1946 and returned to the Maritime Commission for layup on the James River. As of 1968 she was still in that berth. |
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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