Photos and the story
| Class | Bayfield class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-47 |
| Builder | Ingalls, Pascagoula |
| Launched | 1943-08-28 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-06 |
| Fate | Afloat. She survived the war and was decommissioned on 3 July 1946. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Lamar (APA-47) served as an attack transport of the Bayfield class. Ingalls at Pascagoula launched her on 28 August 1943, and she was commissioned on 6 April 1944.
Her landing at Guam came on 21 July 1944. That day she put 1,445 troops ashore on the island.
On 9 January 1945 she steamed into Lingayen Gulf and began sending combat troops over the side.
Five battle stars stand on her wartime record. She was decommissioned on 3 July 1946.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.