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USS Haskell
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USS Haskell (APA-117) was the lead ship of her class of attack transports, built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. Haskell was named for the Haskell Counties of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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![]() USS Haskell (APA-117) at anchor, in late 1945. | |
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Name | USS Haskell |
Namesake | |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Corp. |
Launched | 13 June 1944 |
Commissioned | 11 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 22 May 1946 |
Honors and awards | 1 Battle star |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 26 June 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Haskell-class 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 | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | |
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Complement | 56 officers, 480 enlisted |
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