Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AP -- Transports

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Miscellaneous Class

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AP-35 American Legion 1941
1943
13,529  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-17
AP-66 Ancon 1942
1943
9946  Converted to Amphibious Force Command ship AGC-4
AP-76 Anne Arundel 1942 7980 Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type
AP-174 Arlington 1944 5668 Maritime Commission C1-B type
AP-55 Arthur Middleton 1942
1943
10,812 Maritime Commission C3-P type
Converted to Attack Transport APA-25
AP-11 Barnett 1941
1943
9432  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-5
AP-65 Calvert 1942
1943
8889 Maritime Commission C3-Delta type
Converted to Attack Transport APA-32
AP-172 Cape Johnson 1944 5668 Maritime Commission C1-B type
AP-58 Charles Carroll 1942
1943
8889 Maritime Commission C3-Delta type
Converted to Attack Transport APA-28
AP-31 Chateau Thierry 1941 9306  
Transferred to US Army
AP-5 Chaumont 1921
1944
8932   Converted to Hospital Ship Samaritan (AH-10)
AP-166 Comet 1944 7440 Maritime Commission C2-S-B1 type
AP-40 Crescent City 1941
1943
8429 Maritime Commission C3-Delta type
Converted to Attack Transport APA-21
AP-164 De Grasse 1943
1944
4846 Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type
Converted to Cargo Ship AK-223
AP-67 Dorothea L. Dix 1942 6888 Maritime Commission C3-E type
AP-52 Edward Rutledge 1942 8355 12 Nov 42; torpedoed by U-130 off Casablanca
AP-69 Elizabeth C. Stanton 1942 7980 Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type
AP-177 Europa 1945 43,407  
AP-70 Florence Nightingale 1942 7980 Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type
AP-14 Fuller 1940
1943
8789  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-7
AP-75 Gemini 1942 1745 Lend-Lease to Brazil
AP-57 George Clymer 1942
1943
11,058 Maritime Commission C3-P type
Converted to Attack Transport APA-27
AP-13 George F. Elliott 1941 7431 8 Aug 42; air attack at Guadalcanal
AP-105 George F. Elliott 1943 6590 Maritime Commission C3-Delta type
AP-169 Golden City 1944 7440 Maritime Commission C2-S-B1 type
AP-8 Harris 1941
1943
13,529  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-2
AP-17 Harry Lee 1940
1943
9989  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-10
AP-1 Henderson 1917
1944
7297  
Converted to Hospital Ship Bountiful (AH-9)
AP-30 Henry T. Allen 1941
1943
12,400  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-15
AP-173 Herald of the Morning 1944 7440  
AP-54 Hermitage 1942 24,460  
AP-12 Heywood 1941
1943
8789  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-6
AP-43 Hugh L. Scott 1942 12,400 : 12 Nov 1942; torpedoed by U-130 off Casablanca
AP-27 Hunter Liggett 1941
1943
14,174  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-14
AP-34 J. Franklin Bell 1941
1943
13,529  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-16
AP-167 John Land 1944 7440  
AP-51 John Penn 1942
1943
8659  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-23
AP-50 Joseph Hewes 1942 7300 11 Nov 42; torpedoed by U-173 off Morocco
AP-26 Joseph T. Dickman 1941
1943
13,484  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-13
AP-62 Kenmore 1942
1944
10,911 Converted from SS President Madison
Converted to Hospital Ship Refuge (AH-11)
AP-162 Kenmore 1943
1944
4846 Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type
Converted to Cargo Ship AK-221
AP-28 Kent 1941 5765  
AP-102 La Salle 1944 5933 Maritime Commission C2-S-B1 type
AP-74 Le Jeune 1942 12,225  
AP-73 Leedstown 1942 9055 9 Nov 42; torpedoed by U-331 off Algiers
AP-25 Leonard Wood 1941
1943
13,529  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-12
AP-163 Livingston 1943 4846 Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type
AP-71 Lyon 1942 7741 Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type
AP-10 McCawley 1941
1943
9304 Adm Turner's flagship at Guadalcanal landing
Converted to Attack Transport APA-4
AP-64 Monrovia 1942
1943
8889 Maritime Commission C3-Delta type
Converted to Attack Transport APA-31
AP-61 Monticello 1941 16,755  
AP-22 Mount Vernon 1941 22,559  
AP-20 Munargo 1941 18,895  
Transferred to the US Army
AP-16 Neville 1940
1943
8789  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-9
AP-24 Orizaba 1941 7078 Lend-Lease to Brazil
AP-165 Prince George 1943
1944
Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type
Converted to Cargo Ship AK-224
AP-33 Republic 1941 20,110  
Transferred to the US Army
AP-63 Rochambeau 1942 10,748  
AP-56 Samuel Chase 1942
1943
10,812 Maritime Commission C3-P type
Converted to Attack Transport APA-26
AP-32 St. Miheil 1941 8213  
Transferred to the US Army
AP-175 Starlight 1944 6363 Maritime Commission C2-S-AJ1 type
AP-171 Storm King 1943 5343 Maritime Commission C2-S-AJ1 type
AP-41 Stratford 1941 2632  
AP-72 Susan B. Anthony 1942 9055 7 Jun 44; mine at Normandy
AP-42 Tasker H. Bliss 1942 12,400 12 Nov 42; torpedoed by U-130 off Casablanca
AP-77 Thurston 1942 6932 Maritime Commission C2-F type
AP-29 U.S. Grant 1941 10,352  
AP-21 Wakefield 1941 22,559  
AP-168 War Hawk 1944 7440 Maritime Commission C2-S-B1 type
AP-23 West Point 1941 23,179 ex-SSAmerica  (8,000 troops)
AP-7 Wharton 1939 12,998  
AP-15 William P. Biddle 1940
1943
8789  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-8
AP-6 William Ward Burrows 1940 4751  
AP-170 Winged Arrow 1944 7440 Maritime Commission C2-S-B1 type
AP-9 Zeilin 1941
1943
13,529  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-3


Admiral Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AP-120 Admiral W.S. Benson 1944 9679  
AP-121 Admiral W.L. Capps 1944 9679  
AP-122 Admiral R.E. Coontz 1944 9679  
AP-123 Admiral E.W. Eberle 1945 9679  
AP-124 Admiral C.F. Hughes 1945 9679  
AP-125 Admiral H.T. Mayo 1945 9679  
AP-126 Admiral Hugh Rodman 1945 9679  


General Type:

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AP-110 General John Pope 1943 10,704  
AP-111 General A.E. Anderson 1943 11,828  
AP-112 General W.A. Mann 1943 11,828 Steamed 186,000 miles, transporting nearly 100,000 troops
AP-113 General H.W. Butner 1943 11,828  
AP-114 General William Mitchell 1944 11,828  
AP-115 General G.M. Randall 1944 11,828  
AP-116 General M.C. Meigs 1944 10,786  
AP-117 General W.H. Gordon 1944 10,786  
AP-118 General W.P. Richardson 1944 10,786  
AP-119 General William Weigel 1945 10,786  
AP-176 General J.C. Breckinridge 1945 11,828  


General Class:

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AP-155 General A.W. Brewster 1945 9943  
AP-141 General A.W. Greely 1945 9943  
AP-157 General C.C. Ballou 1945 9943  
AP-138 General C.G. Morton 1944 9943  
AP-142 General C.H. Muir 1945 9943  
AP-156 General D.E. Aultman 1945 9943  
AP-147 General E.T. Collins 1944 9943  
AP-130 General G.O. Squier 1943 9877  
AP-143 General H.B. Freeman 1945 9943  
AP-144 General H.F. Hodges 1945 9943  
AP-136 General H.L. Scott 1944 10,034  
AP-145 General Harry Taylor 1944 9943  
AP-149 General J.H. McRae 1944 9943  
AP-132 General J.R. Brooke 1944 9877  
AP-154 General Le Roy Eltinge 1945 9943  
AP-140 General M.B. Stewart 1945 9943  
AP-148 General M.L. Hersey 1944 9943  
AP-150 General M.M. Patrick 1944 9943  
AP-133 General O.H. Ernst 1944 10,034  
AP-152 General Omar Bundy 1945 9943  
AP-139 General R.E. Callan 1944 9943  
AP-134 General R.L. Howze 1944 10,034  
AP-153 General R.M. Blatchford 1945 9943  
AP-137 General S.D. Sturgis 1944 10,034  
AP-159 General Stuart Heintzelman 1945 10,034  
AP-131 General T.H. Bliss 1944 9877  
AP-151 General W.C. Langfitt 1944 9943  
AP-146 General W.F. Hase 1944 9943  
AP-158 General W.G. Haan 1945 9943  
AP-135 General W.M. Black 1944 10,034  


President Type:

No. Name                               Comm. Disp. Notes (: Lost)                                      
AP-38 President Adams 1941
1943
10,210  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-19
AP-39 President Hayes 1941
1943
10,305  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-20
AP-37 President Jackson 1942
1943
10,210  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-18
AP-104 President Monroe 1943 7792  
AP-103 President Polk 1943 8422  
AP-60 Thomas Jefferson 1942
1943
10,210  
Converted to Attack Transport APA-30
AP-59 Thomas Stone 1942 8475  
7 Nov 42; Air attack of Spain



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