USN · AP
AfloatStorm King-class transport named for a Catskill peak above the Hudson. Commissioned 4 December 1943. She landed the 23d Marines at Saipan on 15 June 1944, put troops ashore for the Angaur attack in September, and landed assault troops at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945. Four battle stars.
| Class | Storm King class |
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| Type | Transport (AP) |
| Hull | AP-171 |
| Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding, Wilmington |
| Launched | 1943-09-17 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. She went to Hampton Roads for decommissioning, was struck on 15 August 1946, and the next day passed back to the Maritime Administration. |
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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.
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