USN · AP
President Jackson
Photos and infoPresident Jackson-class transport, AP-37. On 7 August 1942 she landed the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, on Florida Island, with Transport Group YOKE. Reclassified APA-18 on 1 February 1943.
| Type | Transport (AP) |
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| Hull | AP-37 |
| Builder | Newport News |
| Launched | 1940-06-07 |
| Commissioned | 1942-01-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. President Jackson-class transport, name ship. Reclassified APA-18 on 1 February 1943. She landed the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, on Florida Island on 7 August 1942. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS President Jackson (APA-18) in the Elizabeth River, 8 March 1947. At the landings she was AP-37. The hull number PA 18 is on the bow. U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi
1942-08-07 · landed the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, on Florida Island
