Pacific ships
USS Leon (APA-48)

USN · AP

Afloat

Leon, a Bayfield-class attack transport built by Bethlehem at Sparrows Point, landed Marines at Saipan and troops at Angaur and Leyte, and delivered troops into Lingayen Gulf.

ClassBayfield class
TypeTransport (AP)
HullAPA-48
BuilderBethlehem, Sparrows Point
Commissioned1944-02-12
FateAfloat. She survived the war.

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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