Haskell-class attack transport

US amphibious assault ship

USS Noble, a ship of the Haskell class, in 1956

Class overview
Name| Haskell class
Builders|

* California Shipbuilding
* Oregon Shipbuilding
* Permanente Metals
* Kaiser Shipbuilding

Preceded by| Gilliam class
Succeeded by| Paul Revere class
Built| 1944–1945
In commission| 11 September 1944 – 29 October 1945
Planned| 131
Completed| 117
Cancelled| 14
Lost| 0
General characteristics
Type| Attack transport
Displacement| 6,873 tons (lt), 14,837 t (fl)
Length| 455 ft (139 m)
Beam| 62 ft (19 m)
Draft| 24 ft (7 m)
Propulsion| 1 × geared turbine (Westinghouse, Joshua Hendy or Allis-Chalmers), 2 × header-type boilers (Babcock & Wilcox or Combustion Engineering), 1 × propeller, designed 8,500 shp (6,338 kW)
Speed| 18–19 knots (33–35 km/h; 21–22 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried|

* 2 × LCM
* 12 × LCVP
* 3 × LCPL

Capacity|

* Troops: 86 officers, 1,475 enlisted
* Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons

Complement| 56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament|

* 1 × 5"/38 dual-purpose gun
* 4 × twin 40mm guns
* 10 × single 20mm guns
* late armament, add 1 × 40mm quad mount

Haskell-class attack transports (APA) were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy created in 1944. They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft.

The Haskells were very active in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations, landing Marines and Army troops and transporting casualties at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Ships of the class were among the first Allied ships to enter Tokyo Bay at the end of World War II, landing the first occupation troops at Yokosuka. After the end of World War II, most participated in Operation Magic Carpet, the massive sealift of US personnel back to the United States. A few of the Haskell class were reactivated for the Korean War, with some staying in service into the Vietnam War.

The Haskell class, Maritime Commission standard type VC2-S-AP5, is a sub‑type of the World War II Victory ship design. 117 were launched in 1944 and 1945, with 14 more being finished as another VC2 type or canceled. Built by the War Shipping Administration under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. The class was named for the Haskell Counties of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

## Design

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The VC2-S-AP5 design was intended for the transport and assault landing of over 1,500 troops and their heavy combat equipment. During Operation Magic Carpet, up to 1,900 personnel per ship were carried homeward.[Note 1]

The Haskells carried 25 landing craft to deliver the troops and equipment right onto the beach. The 23 main boats were the 36-foot (11 m)-long LCVP. The LCVP was designed to carry 36 equipped troops. The other two landing craft were the 50-foot (15 m)-long LCM (3), capable of carrying 60 troops or 30 tons (27 t) of cargo, or the 56-foot (17 m) LCM (6).[1] They also carried one gig.

The Haskell-class ships were armed with one 5"/38 caliber gun, twelve Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns (one quad mount, four dual mounts), and ten Oerlikon 20 mm guns.

## Ships of the Haskell class

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Main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Haskell class

USS St. Mary's in San Francisco Bay, California, in late 1945 or early 1946. She is returning troops from the western Pacific to the United States as part of Operation Magic Carpet. Note the long homeward bound pennant trailing from her after mast, and the sign on shore (in the right distance) stating "Welcome Home, Well Done."

Haskell-class attack transports included APA-117, USS Haskell, the lead ship, through APA-247, the never completed USS Mecklenburg. The hulls for APA-181 through APA-186 were repurposed to be hospital ships before they were named. Ultimately those hospital ships were built on larger C4 plan and the six VC2 hulls were built in a merchant configuration.[2] APA-240 through APA-247 were named, but cancelled in 1945 when the war ended. With the special exception of USS Marvin H. McIntyre, the Haskell-class ships were all named after counties of the United States.

## Fate

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Most of the Haskell-class ships were mothballed in 1946, with only a few remaining in service. Many of the Haskell class were scrapped in 1973–75.[3] A few were converted into Missile Range Instrumentation Ships.

* USS Gage, the last remaining ship in the Haskell configuration, was scrapped in 2009 at ESCO Marine, in Brownsville, Tx.[4]
* USS Sherburne, which was converted and renamed USS Range Sentinel, lasted until she was scrapped in 2012.
* SS Rutland Victory was sold to a private company and sank on 13 February 1976 600 miles East of Tokyo, Japan.

USS Rutland lowering an LCM off Iwo Jima in 1945

## Notable incidents

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* USS Hinsdale (APA-120) had Kamikaze attack damage on 1 April 1945 at Okinawa. Over 15 men were killed. The extensive engine room damage was later repaired.
* USS Telfair (APA-210) on 2 April 1945 was hit by kamikaze attack, the plane hit the side of the ship then dropped into the sea. She was later repaired.
* USS La Grange (APA-124) on 13 August 1945 damaged in last kamikaze attack of WW2, 21 sailors killed and 89 wounded.
* USS Colbert (APA-145) had mine damage on 17 September 1945, off Okinawa, this caused the death of three men and damaged the ship extensively.

## In fiction

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The 1956 movie Away All Boats presents operations on an attack transport. It was based on a popular novel of the same name, written by an officer who served on one during World War 2.[5]

The opening chapters of the novel "Cinderella Liberty" were set on the APA USS Begonia.

## See also

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* Victory ship
* Gilliam-class attack transport

## Notes

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1. ^ See USS Rutland

## Citations

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1. ^ USS Lanier (APA-125) Deck Log, September 1945.
2. ^ Friedman, Norman (2002). U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft. Naval Institute Press. p. 190\. ISBN 978-1-55750-250-6. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
3. ^ "Sister Ship Display". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
4. ^ "PMARS is currently down for maintainence [sic]". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
5. ^ AWAY ALL BOATS

## References

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* Class information in Hazegray/DANFS APA-125 page
* MARAD National Defense Reserve Fleet "Current Inventory" Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* US Naval Historical Center Photo Library – APA List by Hull Number
* MARAD Records for Haskell class
* Ship Model and Blueprints for Haskell class[usurped]

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Haskell-class attack transports

United States Navy|

| Completed|

* Haskell
* Hendry
* Highlands
* Hinsdale
* Hocking
* Kenton
* Kittson
* La Grange
* Lanier
* St. Mary's
* Allendale
* Arenac
* Arlington / Marvin H. McIntyre
* Attala
* Bandera
* Barnwell
* Beckham
* Bland
* Bosque
* Botetourt
* Bowie
* Braxton
* Broadwater
* Brookings
* Buckingham
* Clearfield
* Clermont
* Clinton
* Colbert
* Collingsworth
* Cottle
* Crockett
* Audobon
* Bergen
* La Porte
* Latimer
* Laurens
* Lowndes
* Lycoming
* Mellette
* Napa
* Newberry
* Darke
* Deuel
* Dickens
* Drew
* Eastland
* Edgecombe
* Effingham
* Fond du Lac
* Freestone
* Gage
* Gallatin
* Gosper
* Granville
* Grimes
* Hyde
* Jerauld
* Karnes
* Kershaw
* Kingsbury
* Lander
* Lauderdale
* Lavaca
* Oconto
* Olmsted
* Oxford
* Pickens
* Pondera
* Rutland
* Sanborn
* Sandoval
* Lenawee
* Logan
* Lubbock
* McCracken
* Magoffin
* Marathon
* Menard
* Menifee
* Meriwether
* Sarasota
* Sherburne / Range Sentinel
* Sibley
* Mifflin
* Talladega
* Tazewell
* Telfair
* Missoula
* Montrose
* Mountrail
* Natrona
* Navarro
* Neshoba
* New Kent
* Noble
* Okaloosa
* Okanogan
* Oneida
* Pickaway
* Pitt
* Randall
* Bingham
* Rawlins
* Renville
* Rockbridge
* Rockingham
* Rockwall
* Saint Croix
* San Saba
* Sevier
* Bollinger
* Bottineau
* Bronx
* Bexar
* Dane
* Glynn

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Cancelled|

* APA-181 — APA-186
* Harnett
* Hempstead
* Iredell
* Luzerne
* Medera
* Maricopa
* McLennan
* Mecklenburg

Spanish Navy|

* Aragón (ex-Noble)

* Preceded by: Frederick Funston class
* Followed by: Paul Revere class

* List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships

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MARCOM ships built by the Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington), during World War II

Type EC2-S-C1 ship|

* Araner

Marine Adder-class transports
Type C4-S-A3 ships|

* Marine Carp
* Marine Jumper
* Marine Lynx
* Marine Marlin
* Marine Phoenix
* Marine Serpent

Haskell-class attack transports
Type VC2-S-AP5 ships|

* Oconto
* Olmsted
* Oxford
* Pickens
* Pondera
* Rutland
* Sanborn
* Sandoval
* Lenawee
* Logan
* Lubbock
* McCracken
* Magoffin
* Marathon
* Menard
* Menifee
* Meriwether
* Rawlins
* Renville
* Rockbridge
* Rockingham
* Rockwall
* Saint Croix
* San Saba
* Sevier
* Bollinger
* Bottineau
* Cottle
* Crockett
* Audubon
* Bergen

LST-1-class tank landing ships
Type S3-M-K2 ships|

* LST-446
* LST-447
* LST-448
* LST-449
* LST-450
* LST-451
* LST-452
* LST-453 / Remus
* LST-454
* LST-455 / Achilles
* LST-456 / T-LST-456
* LST-457
* LST-458
* LST-459
* LST-460
* LST-461
* LST-462
* LST-463
* LST-464 / LST(H)-464
* LST-465
* LST-466
* LST-467
* LST-468
* LST-469
* LST-470
* LST-471
* LST-472
* LST-473
* LST-474
* LST-475

Casablanca-class escort carriers
Type S4-S2-BB5 ships|

* Casablanca
* Liscome Bay
* Anzio
* Corregidor
* Mission Bay
* Guadalcanal
* Manila Bay
* Natoma Bay
* St. Lo
* Tripoli
* Wake Island
* White Plains
* Solomons
* Kalinin Bay
* Kasaan Bay
* Fanshaw Bay
* Kitkun Bay
* Tulagi
* Gambier Bay
* Nehenta Bay
* Hoggatt Bay
* Kadashan Bay
* Marcus Island
* Savo Island
* Ommaney Bay
* Petrof Bay
* Rudyerd Bay
* Saginaw Bay
* Sargent Bay
* Shamrock Bay
* Shipley Bay
* Sitkoh Bay
* Steamer Bay
* Cape Esperance
* Takanis Bay
* Thetis Bay
* Makassar Strait
* Windham Bay
* Makin Island
* Lunga Point
* Bismarck Sea
* Salamaua
* Hollandia
* Kwajalein
* Admiralty Islands
* Bougainville
* Matanikau
* Attu
* Roi
* Munda

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MARCOM ships built by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California, during World War II, for the U.S. Navy

Crater-class cargo ships
Type EC2-S-C1 ships|

* Mintaka
* Murzim
* Serpens
* Bootes
* Lynx
* Triangulum
* Sculptor
* Naos
* Caelum
* Rotanin
* Rutilicus
* Lesuth
* Megrez
* Ara
* Ascella
* Kenmore
* Livingston

Unclassified miscellaneous auxiliary ship
Type EC2-S-C1 ships|

* Triana

Armadillo class tankers
Z-ET1-S-C3 ships|

* Armadillo
* Beagle
* Camel
* Caribou
* Elk
* Gazelle
* Gemsbok
* Giraffe
* Ibex
* Jaguar

Boulder Victory-class cargo ships
Type VC2-S-AP3 ships|

* Private Francis X. McGraw
* Lt. Robert Craig

Greenville Victory-class cargo ships
Type VC2-S-AP3 ships|

* Greenville Victory
* Kingsport Victory
* Dalton Victory
* Betelgeuse

Lt. James E. Robinson-class cargo ships
Type VC2-S-AP3 ship|

* Private Joseph F. Merrell

Asterion-class stores ship
Type VC2-S-AP3 ship|

* Asterion

Haskell-class attack transports
Type VC2-S-AP5 ships|

* Haskell
* Hendry
* Highlands
* Hinsdale
* Hocking
* Kenton
* Kittson
* La Grange
* Lanier
* St. Mary's
* Allendale
* Arenac
* Arlington / Marvin H. McIntyre
* Attala
* Bandera
* Barnwell
* Beckham
* Bland
* Bosque
* Botetourt
* Bowie
* Braxton
* Broadwater
* Brookings
* Buckingham
* Clearfield
* Clermont
* Clinton
* Colbert
* Collingsworth

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Victory ships

Lists|

* List of Victory ships

Subtypes|

* Haskell-class attack transport
* Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
* Greenville Victory-class cargo ship
* Kingsport-class telemetry ship
* Range Sentinel-class telemetry ship
* List of Subtypes

Museum ships|

* SS American Victory
* SS Lane Victory
* SS Red Oak Victory

Other|

* Port Chicago disaster
* Attack on the SS Baton Rouge Victory
* SS Columbia Eagle incident

Sunk in action|

* SS Canada Victory
* SS Hobbs Victory
* SS Logan Victory

Damaged in action|

* SS Bozeman Victory
* SS Brown Victory
* SS Bucknell Victory
* USS Colbert
* SS Elmira Victory
* USS Hinsdale
* USS La Grange
* SS Minot Victory
* SS Oshkosh Victory
* SS Pratt Victory
* SS Swarthmore Victory
* USS Telfair
* SS United Victory

Sunk in service|

* SS Clarksdale Victory
* SS Drexel Victory
* SS Escanaba Victory
* SS Georgetown Victory
* SS Luray Victory
* SS Middlebury Victory
* SS Northeastern Victory
* SS Park Victory
* SS Quinault Victory

Damaged in service|

* SS Attleboro Victory
* SS Baton Rouge Victory
* SS Baylor Victory
* SS Colombia Victory
* SS Berea Victory
* SS Cuba Victory
* SS Enid Victory
* SS Frontenac Victory
* SS Morgantown Victory
* SS St. Lawrence Victory

Sank in private use|

* SS Alamo Victory
* SS Augustana Victory
* SS Brainerd Victory
* SS Cody Victory
* SS Hagerstown Victory
* SS Lewiston Victory
* SS Lincoln Victory
* SS Luxembourg Victory
* SS India Victory
* SS New Bern Victory
* SS Mandan Victory
* SS Philippines Victory
* SS Rushville Victory
* SS Rutland Victory
* SS Skagway Victory
* SS Smith Victory
* SS St. Albans Victory
* SS Tufts Victory
* SS U.S.S.R. Victory

Seagoing cowboys ships|

* SS Adrian Victory
* SS Attleboro Victory
* SS Battle Creek Victory
* SS Beloit Victory
* SS Blue Island Victory
* SS Boulder Victory
* SS Bucknell Victory
* SS Calvin Victory
* SS Carroll Victory
* SS Cedar Rapids Victory
* SS Clarksville Victory
* SS Creighton Victory
* SS DePauw Victory
* SS Earlham Victory
* SS Flagstaff Victory
* SS Frontenac Victory
* SS Gainesville Victory
* SS Harvard Victory
* SS Hattiesburg Victory
* SS Jefferson City Victory
* SS Lahaina Victory
* SS Lanaina Victory
* SS Lindenwood Victory
* SS Mercer Victory
* SS Moline Victory
* SS Morgantown Victory
* SS Norwalk Victory
* SS Occidental Victory
* SS Ouachita Victory
* SS Park Victory
* SS Pass Christian Victory
* SS Pierre Victory
* SS Plymouth Victory
* SS Queens Victory
* SS Rock Hill Victory
* SS Rockland Victory
* SS Roswell Victory
* SS Saginaw Victory
* SS Santa ClaraVictory
* SS South Bend Victory
* SS Spartanburg Victory
* SS Villanova Victory
* SS Virginia City Victory
* SS Wesleyan Victory
* SS Woodstock Victory
* SS Yugoslavia Victory

See also|

* Liberty ship (predecessor)

* Article
* Category
* List

See also, similar role:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

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United States naval ship classes of World War II

Aircraft carriers|

* Lexington
* RangerS
* Yorktown
* WaspS
* Essex
* MidwayC

Light aircraft carriers|

* Independence
* SaipanC

Escort carriers|

* Long Island
* Charger
* Bogue
* Sangamon
* Casablanca
* Commencement Bay

Battleships|

* Wyoming
* New York
* Nevada
* Pennsylvania
* New Mexico
* Tennessee
* Colorado
* North Carolina
* South Dakota
* Iowa
* MontanaX

Large cruisers|

* Alaska

Heavy cruisers|

* Pensacola
* Northampton
* Portland
* New Orleans
* WichitaS
* Baltimore
* Oregon CityC
* Des MoinesC

Light cruisers|

* Omaha
* Brooklyn
* Atlanta
* Cleveland
* FargoC
* JuneauC
* WorcesterC
* CL-154X

Gunboats|

* Dubuque
* SacramentoS
* Asheville
* PlymouthS
* WilliamsburgS
* St. AugustineS
* VixenS
* Erie
* PGM-1
* PGM-9

Destroyers|

* Sampson
* Caldwell
* Wickes
* Clemson
* Farragut
* Porter
* Mahan
* Gridley
* Bagley
* Somers
* Benham
* Sims
* Benson
* StevensonX
* Gleaves
* Fletcher
* Allen M. Sumner
* Robert H. Smith
* Gearing

Destroyer escorts|

* Evarts
* Buckley
* Cannon
* Edsall
* Rudderow
* John C. Butler

Patrol frigates|

* Asheville
* Tacoma

Patrol boats|

* Action
* PT boat

Minelayers|

* OglalaS
* WassucS
* MonadnockS
* MiantonomahS
* TerrorS
* KeokukS
* SalemS
* WeehawkenS
* Camanche
* Chimo

Minesweepers|

* Lapwing
* Raven
* Auk
* EagleS
* Hawk
* Admirable

Submarines|

* O
* R
* S
* Barracuda
* ArgonautS
* Narwhal
* DolphinS
* Cachalot
* Porpoise
* Salmon
* Sargo
* Tambor
* Mackerel
* Gato
* Balao
* Tench

Tankers|

* T1 tanker
* T2 tanker
* T3 tanker

Cargo ships|

* Liberty
* Victory
* Haskell
* Andromeda
* Arcturus
* Artemis
* Tolland
* Alstede
* Aldebaran
* Adria
* Acubens
* Arctic
* Denebola
* Hyades
* Mizar

Auxiliary ships|

* Ammunition
* Floating drydock
* Repair dock
* Barracks
* Collier
* Combat stores
* Destroyer tender
* Depot
* High-speed transport
* Hospital
* Ice cream barge
* Net laying
* Motor torpedo boat tender
* Reefer
* Oiler
* Repair
* Seaplane tender
* Submarine tender
* Underway replenishment

Completed after the war

Single ship of class

Cancelled

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World War II Maritime Commission ship designs

Cargo designs|

* Type C1
* Type C2
* Type C3
* Type C4
* Type C5
* (Type C6)
* (Type C7)
* (Type C8)
* (Type C9)
* Type N3

Emergency cargo|

* Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1")
* Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")

Tanker|

* T1 tanker
* T2 tanker
* T3 tanker
* Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")

Special-purpose|

* Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate")
* Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank")
* Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer")
* Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier")
* Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport")
* Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship")
* "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"

Miscellaneous-cargo|

* Type L6 ("Lakers")
* Type N ("Coastal Cargo")
* Type P1 ("Passenger")
* Type P2 ("Passenger")
* Type R ("Refrigerated")
* Type B ("Barge")

Tugs|

* Type V ("Tugs")

See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.
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