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Rutland

Afloat

Haskell attack transport named for a Vermont county. She assaulted Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945 and worked Kerama Retto, Tsugen Jima, and the Hagushi beaches at Okinawa in April, with two battle stars credited.

Class	Haskell class
Type	Transport (AP)
Hull	APA-192
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding, Vancouver
Launched	1944-08-10
Commissioned	1944-09-29
Fate	Afloat. The Atlantic reserve received her on 29 December 1945. Norfolk saw her leave commission on 26 February 1947, and on 1 October 1958 the Maritime Commission took her after the Navy dropped her name.
Command	O'Brien, Francis K. Commissioned her, 29 September 1944

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

Command

FOO'Brien, Francis K.Commissioned her, 29 September 1944

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