USN · AP
President Polk
Photos and infoTransport, AP-103, the former merchant ship President Polk. Acquired 6 September 1943 and commissioned 4 October 1943. She was in Transport Division 4 at Kwajalein and carried 155 mm artillery for the southern landing. She is not an APA. Decommissioned 26 January 1946.
| Type | Transport (AP) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AP-103 |
| Builder | Newport News |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 26 January 1946. Struck 25 February 1946. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS President Polk (AP-103) in San Francisco Bay, circa November or December 1945. U.S. Navy photograph NH 78584. Wikimedia Commons File:USS President Polk (AP-103) in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), in late 1945 (NH 78584).jpg. Public domain.
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Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · Transport Division 4; carried artillery for southern Kwajalein
