USN · AP
AfloatNewberry was a Haskell-class attack transport from Oregon Shipbuilding at Portland that sailed from Pearl Harbor on the last day of 1944, landed Marines of the 23rd at Iwo Jima, and embarked 439 wounded before leaving for Guam.
| Class | Haskell class |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | APA-158 |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland |
| Launched | 1944-08-24 |
| Commissioned | 1944-10-07 |
| Fate | Afloat. She came through the war and was decommissioned on 21 February 1946. |
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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