HASKELL amphibious personnel transports (1944

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HASKELL amphibious personnel transports (1944 - 1945)

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Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
APA117	Haskell	TR1	California SB, Wilmington	5.1944	17.7.1944	8.1944	stricken 6.1946
APA118	Hendry	TR2	California SB, Wilmington	5.1944	6.8.1944	10.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA119	Highlands	TR3	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	21.8.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 2.1946
APA120	Hinsdale	TR4	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	28.8.1944	10.1944	stricken 4.1946
APA121	Hocking	TR5	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	25.7.1944	8.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA122	Kenton	TR6	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	1.9.1944	11.1944	stricken 4.1946
APA123	Kittson	TR7	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	29.8.1944	12.1944	to Maritime Comm. 3.1946
APA124	La Grange	TR8	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	27.7.1944	9.1944	to Maritime Comm. 10.1945
APA125	Lanier	TR9	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	4.9.1944	11.1944	to Maritime Comm. 3.1946
APA126	St. Mary`s	TR10	California SB, Wilmington	6.1944	1.8.1944	9.1944	stricken 2.1946
APA127	Allendale	TR11	California SB, Wilmington	7.1944	1.9.1944	11.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA128	Arenac	TR12	California SB, Wilmington	7.1944	14.9.1944	12.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA129	Marvin H. McIntyre (ex-Arlington)	TR13	California SB, Wilmington	5.1944	21.9.1944	11.1944	stricken 6.1946
APA130	Attala	TR14	California SB, Wilmington	7.1944	27.9.1944	11.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA131	Bandera	TR15	California SB, Wilmington	7.1944	6.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA132	Barnwell	TR16	California SB, Wilmington	7.1944	30.9.1944	1.1945	stricken 10.1958
APA133	Beckham	TR17	California SB, Wilmington	7.1944	14.10.1944	12.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA134	Bland	TR18	California SB, Wilmington	8.1944	26.10.1944	12.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA135	Bosque	TR19	California SB, Wilmington	8.1944	28.10.1944	12.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA136	Botetourt	TR20	California SB, Long Beach	8.1944	19.10.1944	1.1945	stricken 7.1961
APA137	Bowie	TR21	California SB, Wilmington	8.1944	31.10.1944	12.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA138	Braxton	TR22	California SB, Wilmington	8.1944	3.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 7.1946
APA139	Broadwater	TR23	California SB, Wilmington	9.1944	5.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA140	Brookings	TR24	California SB, Wilmington	9.1944	20.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA141	Buckingham	TR25	California SB, Wilmington	9.1944	13.11.1944	1.1945	stricken 3.1946
APA142	Clearfield	TR26	California SB, Wilmington	9.1944	21.11.1944	12.1944	to Maritime Comm. 3.1946
APA143	Clermont	TR27	California SB, Wilmington	9.1944	25.11.1944	1.1945	to Maritime Comm. 3.1946
APA144	Clinton	TR28	California SB, Wilmington	9.1944	29.11.1944	1.1945	stricken 10.1958
APA145	Colbert	TR29	California SB, Wilmington	9.1944	1.12.1944	2.1945	to Maritime Comm. 3.1946
APA146	Collingsworth	TR30	California SB, Wilmington	10.1944	2.12.1944	2.1945	stricken 3.1946
APA147	Cottle	428	Kaiser, Vancouver	10.1944	26.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA148	Crockett	429	Kaiser, Vancouver	10.1944	28.11.1944	1.1945	stricken 10.1958
APA149	Audubon	430	Kaiser, Vancouver	10.1944	3.12.1944	12.1944	stricken 3.1946
APA150	Bergen	431	Kaiser, Vancouver	10.1944	5.12.1944	1.1945	stricken 5.1946
APA151	La Porte	1101	Oregon SB, Portland	5.1944	30.6.1944	8.1944	to War Shipping Adm. 3.1946
APA152	Latimer	1102	Oregon SB, Portland	5.1944	4.7.1944	8.1944	to Maritime Adm. 2.1960
APA153	Laurens	1103	Oregon SB, Portland	5.1944	11.7.1944	9.1944	to Maritime Comm. 4.1946
APA154	Lowndes	1104	Oregon SB, Portland	5.1944	18.7.1944	9.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA155	Lycoming	1105	Oregon SB, Portland	5.1944	25.7.1944	9.1944	to Maritime Comm. 3.1946
APA156	Mellette	1106	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1944	4.8.1944	9.1944	stricken 7.1960
APA157	Napa	1107	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1944	12.8.1944	10.1944	stricken 6.1946
APA158	Newberry	1108	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1944	24.8.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 3.1946
APA159	Darke	1109	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1944	29.8.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 4.1946
APA160	Deuel	1110	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1944	9.9.1944	10.1944	stricken 1956
APA161	Dickens	1111	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1944	8.9.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA162	Drew	1112	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1944	14.9.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA163	Eastland	1113	Oregon SB, Portland	7.1944	19.9.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 4.1946
APA164	Edgecombe	1114	Oregon SB, Portland	7.1944	24.9.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 10.1958
APA165	Effingham	1115	Oregon SB, Portland	7.1944	29.9.1944	11.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA166	Fond du Lac	1116	Oregon SB, Portland	7.1944	5.10.1944	11.1944	to Maritime Comm. 4.1946
APA167	Freestone	1117	Oregon SB, Portland	8.1944	9.10.1944	11.1944	to War Shipping Adm. 4.1946
APA168	Gage	1118	Oregon SB, Portland	8.1944	14.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA169	Gallatin	1119	Oregon SB, Portland	8.1944	17.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA170	Gosper	1120	Oregon SB, Portland	8.1944	20.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA171	Granville	1121	Oregon SB, Portland	9.1944	23.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA172	Grimes	1122	Oregon SB, Portland	9.1944	27.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1947
APA173	Hyde	1123	Oregon SB, Portland	9.1944	30.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 6.1946
APA174	Jerauld	1124	Oregon SB, Portland	9.1944	3.11.1944	11.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA175	Karnes	1125	Oregon SB, Portland	9.1944	7.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA176	Kershaw	1126	Oregon SB, Portland	9.1944	12.11.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA177	Kingsbury	1127	Oregon SB, Portland	10.1944	16.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA178	Lander	1128	Oregon SB, Portland	9.1944	19.11.1944	12.1944	to Maritime Comm. 4.1946
APA179	Lauderdale	1129	Oregon SB, Portland	10.1944	23.11.1944	12.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA180	Lavaca	1130	Oregon SB, Portland	10.1944	27.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA187	Oconto	401	Kaiser, Vancouver	4.1944	20.6.1944	9.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA188	Olmsted	402	Kaiser, Vancouver	4.1944	4.7.1944	9.1944	stricken 7.1960
APA189	Oxford	403	Kaiser, Vancouver	4.1944	12.7.1944	9.1944	stricken 5.1946
APA190	Pickens	404	Kaiser, Vancouver	4.1944	21.7.1944	9.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA191	Pondera	405	Kaiser, Vancouver	4.1944	27.7.1944	9.1944	stricken 6.1946
APA192	Rutland	406	Kaiser, Vancouver	5.1944	10.8.1944	9.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA193	Sanborn	407	Kaiser, Vancouver	5.1944	19.8.1944	10.1944	stricken 7.1960
APA194, 8.1968- LPA194	Sandoval	408	Kaiser, Vancouver	5.1944	2.9.1944	10.1944	stricken 7.1960, reinstated 11.1961, to Maritime Adm. 8.1970
APA195	Lenawee	409	Kaiser, Vancouver	5.1944	11.9.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Adm. 4.1968
APA196	Logan	410	Kaiser, Vancouver	5.1944	19.9.1944	10.1944	stricken 7.1960
APA197	Lubbock	411	Kaiser, Vancouver	6.1944	25.9.1944	10.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA198	McCracken	412	Kaiser, Vancouver	6.1944	29.9.1944	10.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA199, 1.1969- LPA199	Magoffin	413	Kaiser, Vancouver	6.1944	4.10.1944	10.1944	stricken 2.1980
APA200	Marathon	414	Kaiser, Vancouver	7.1944	7.10.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Comm. 5.1946
APA201	Menard	415	Kaiser, Vancouver	7.1944	11.10.1944	10.1944	stricken 9.1961
APA202	Menifee	416	Kaiser, Vancouver	7.1944	15.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1955
APA203	Meriwether	417	Kaiser, Vancouver	7.1944	18.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA204	Sarasota	552	Permanent Metals, Richmond	4.1944	14.6.1944	8.1944	stricken 7.1966
APA205	Sherburne	553	Permanent Metals, Richmond	5.1944	10.7.1944	9.1944	stricken 9.1958
APA206	Sibley	554	Permanent Metals, Richmond	5.1944	19.7.1944	10.1944	stricken 9.1958
APA207	Miffin	555	Permanent Metals, Richmond	5.1944	7.8.1944	10.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA208, 1.1969- LPA208	Talladega	556	Permanent Metals, Richmond	6.1944	17.8.1944	10.1944	to Maritime Adm. 10.1946
APA209	Tazewell	557	Permanent Metals, Richmond	6.1944	22.8.1944	10.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA210	Telfair	558	Permanent Metals, Richmond	5.1944	30.8.1944	10.1944	stricken 7.1960, reinstated 9.1961, stricken 11.1968
APA211	Missoula	559	Permanent Metals, Richmond	6.1944	6.9.1944	10.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA212, 1.1969- LPA212	Montrose	560	Permanent Metals, Richmond	6.1944	13.9.1944	11.1944	stricken 11.1969
APA213, 1.1969- LPA213	Mountrail	561	Permanent Metals, Richmond	6.1944	20.9.1944	11.1944	to Maritime Adm. 8.1970
APA214	Natrona	562	Permanent Metals, Richmond	6.1944	27.9.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA215, 1.1969- LPA215	Navarro	563	Permanent Metals, Richmond	6.1944	3.10.1944	11.1944	to Maritime Adm. 8.1970
APA216	Neshoba	564	Permanent Metals, Richmond	7.1944	7.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA217	New Kent	565	Permanent Metals, Richmond	7.1944	12.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA218	Noble	566	Permanent Metals, Richmond	7.1944	18.10.1944	11.1944	to Spain 12.1964 (Aragón)
APA219	Okaloosa	567	Permanent Metals, Richmond	8.1944	22.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA220, 1.1969- LPA220	Okanogan	568	Permanent Metals, Richmond	8.1944	26.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 6.1973
APA221	Oneida	569	Permanent Metals, Richmond	9.1944	31.10.1944	12.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA222, 1.1969- LPA222	Pickaway	570	Permanent Metals, Richmond	9.1944	5.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 1.1970
APA223	Pitt	571	Permanent Metals, Richmond	9.1944	10.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 4.1947
APA224	Randall	572	Permanent Metals, Richmond	9.1944	15.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 7.1960
APA225	Bingham	573	Permanent Metals, Richmond	9.1944	20.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 7.1946
APA226	Rawlins	418	Kaiser, Vancouver	8.1944	21.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA227, 1.1969- LPA227	Renville	419	Kaiser, Vancouver	8.1944	25.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 9.1976
APA228	Rockbridge	420	Kaiser, Vancouver	9.1944	28.10.1944	11.1944	stricken 12.1968
APA229	Rockingham	421	Kaiser, Vancouver	9.1944	1.11.1944	11.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA230	Rockwell	422	Kaiser, Vancouver	9.1944	5.11.1944	11.1944	stricken 12.1958
APA231	Saint Croix	423	Kaiser, Vancouver	9.1944	9.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 4.1947
APA232	San Saba	424	Kaiser, Vancouver	9.1944	12.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 10.1958
APA233	Sevier	425	Kaiser, Vancouver	10.1944	16.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 6.1947
APA234	Bollinger	426	Kaiser, Vancouver	10.1944	19.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 5.1947
APA235	Bottineau	427	Kaiser, Vancouver	10.1944	22.11.1944	12.1944	stricken 7.1961
APA236	Bronx	1131	Oregon SB, Portland	5.1945	14.7.1945	8.1945	stricken 10.1958
APA237, 1.1969- LPA237	Bexar	1132	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1945	25.7.1945	10.1945	stricken 9.1976
APA238	Dane	1133	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1945	9.8.1945	10.1945	to Maritime Comm. 8.1958
APA239	Glynn	1134	Oregon SB, Portland	6.1945	9.8.1945	10.1945	stricken 7.1960
APA240	Harnett	1135	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	cancelled
APA241	Hemstead	1136	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	cancelled
APA242	Iredell	1137	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	cancelled
APA243	Luzerne	1138	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	cancelled
APA244	Madeira	1139	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	cancelled
APA245	Maricopa	1140	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	cancelled 8.1945
APA246	McLennan	1141	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	canceled 8.1945
APA247	Mecklenburg	1142	Oregon SB, Portland	---	---	---	cancelled 8.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	6873
Displacement full, t	14800 - 14880
Length, m	133.1 wl 138.7 oa
Breadth, m	18.9
Draught, m	7.32 max
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 set Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Power, h. p.	8500
Max speed, kts	16.5
Fuel, t	oil 1177
Endurance, nm(kts)	7200(15)
Armament	1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 1 x 4 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 4 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4
Military load	21 - 22 LCVP, 2 LCM(3), 1 - 2 LCP(L), 1 LCP(R), 2900 t of cargo, 1561 troops by 1945: 2 LCM(6), 22 LCVP, 1 LCPL, 1 LCPR, 1800 t of cargo, 1596 marines
Electronic equipment	presumably SF or SG or SO or SU radar
Complement	536

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Project history

USN military transport vessels were sectioned into two groups: АР for transportation of troops and АК for carriage of goods and technics. The majority of them were built on the basis of standard types С2, С3 and С4 and differed from usual cargo ships a little.

For delivery of troops and cargoes directly to a beaching place assault landing transport ships (АРА and АКА) served, which main difference from АК and АР consisted that they were extra equipped with disembarkation craft of LCVP, LCM and LCP (L) types; with their help delivery of people and cargoes to beach also was effected.

Originally similar ships were not outlined in own subclass and were registered as АР and АК. In February, 1943 reorganisation was done and assault transports have received indexation АРА and АКА.

Two ships of Doyen class, projected even on the eve of war for landing operations in Caribbean basin, became the first American assault military transports. The overwhelming majority of remaining АРА and АКА has been converted from merchant cargo and cargo-passenger vessels or constructed in hulls of standard cargo vessels built by the big series in days of war. An exception were specially projected as assault transports Gilliam (АРА) and Artemis (АКА) classes.

Besides the large landing transport ships of АРА and АКА classes, small landing parties and subversive groups were landed by fast landing transports (APD) converted from become outdated Wickes and Clemson classes destroyers and destroyer escorts of Buckley and Rudderow classes.

Haskell class transports were built in standard "Victory"-type VC-2-S-AP5 hulls.

Modernizations

None.

1/1946: 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 1 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 4 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SF or SG or SO or SU radar

Naval service

During American landing at Okinawa as a result of attacks of the kamikaze following ships received damages of various severity level: Hinsdale (31.3.1945 and 1.4.1945), Telfair (2.4.1945), Sandoval (28.5.1945) and Lagrange (13.8.1945).

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