
With the larger types of Landing Craft, the combat-loaded AKA's and APA's form the core of US Amphibious Forces. Operating inshore, they discharge toops and cargo off beachheads, loading their self-borne small Landing Craft, providing considerable fire-power to cover the operation.
| No. | Name | Comm. | Disp. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AKA-6 | Alchiba | 1943 | 7293 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-23 |
| AKA-7 | Alcyone | 1943 | 7293 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-24 |
| AKA-8 | Algorab | 1943 | 7293 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-25 |
| AKA-9 | Alhena | 1943 | 7151 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-26 |
| AKA-10 | Almaack | 1943 | 7074 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-27 |
| AKA-1 | Arcturus | 1943 | 7476 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-18 |
| AKA-3 | Bellatrix | 1943 | 5618 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-20 |
| AKA-11 | Betelgeuse | 1943 | 7476 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-28 |
| AKA-4 | Electra | 1943 | 5618 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-21 |
| AKA-5 | Fomalhaut | 1943 1944 |
4036 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-22 Reverted to Cargo Ship AK-22 |
| AKA-12 | Libra | 1943 | 6973 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-53 |
| AKA-14 | Oberon | 1943 | 7391 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-56 |
| AKA-2 | Procyon | 1943 | 8045 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-19 |
| AKA-13 | Titania | 1943 | 7047 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-55 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AKA-53 | Achernar | 1944 | |
| AKA-54 | Algol | 1944 | |
| AKA-55 | Alshain | 1944 | |
| AKA-15 | Andromeda | 1944 | |
| AKA-16 | Aquarius | 1943 | |
| AKA-56 | Arneb | 1943 | |
| AKA-57 | Capricornus | 1943 | |
| AKA-17 | Centaurus | 1944 | |
| AKA-18 | Cepheus | 1944 | |
| AKA-58 | Chara | 1944 | |
| AKA-59 | Diphda | 1944 | |
| AKA-60 | Leo | 1944 | |
| AKA-95 | Marquette | 1945 | |
| AKA-96 | Matthews | 1945 | |
| AKA-97 | Merrick | 1945 | |
| AKA-98 | Montague | 1945 | |
| AKA-61 | Muliphen | 1944 | |
| AKA-100 | Oglethorpe | 1945 | |
| AKA-99 | Rolette | 1945 | |
| AKA-62 | Sheliak | 1944 | |
| AKA-63 | Theenim | 1944 | |
| AKA-19 | Thuban | 1943 | |
| AKA-88 | Uvalde | 1944 | |
| AKA-20 | Virgo | 1943 | |
| AKA-89 | Warrick | 1944 | |
| AKA-90 | Whiteside | 1944 | |
| AKA-91 | Whitley | 1944 | |
| AKA-94 | Winston | 1945 | |
| AKA-92 | Wyandot | 1944 | |
| AKA-93 | Yancey | 1944 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AKA-21 | Artemis | 1944 | |
| AKA-22 | Athene | 1944 | |
| AKA-23 | Aurelia | 1944 | |
| AKA-24 | Birgit | 1944 | |
| AKA-25 | Circe | 1944 | |
| AKA-26 | Corvus | 1944 | |
| AKA-27 | Devosa | 1944 | |
| AKA-28 | Hydrus | 1944 | |
| AKA-29 | Lacerta | 1944 | |
| AKA-30 | Lumen | 1944 | |
| AKA-31 | Medea | 1945 | |
| AKA-32 | Mellena | 1945 | |
| AKA-33 | Ostara | 1945 | |
| AKA-34 | Pamina | 1945 | |
| AKA-35 | Polana | 1945 | |
| AKA-36 | Renate | 1945 | |
| AKA-37 | Roxane | 1945 | |
| AKA-38 | Sappho | 1945 | |
| AKA-39 | Sarita | 1945 | |
| AKA-40 | Scania | 1945 | |
| AKA-41 | Selinur | 1945 | |
| AKA-42 | Sidonia | 1945 | |
| AKA-43 | Sirona | 1945 | |
| AKA-44 | Sylvania | 1945 | |
| AKA-45 | Tabora | 1945 | |
| AKA-46 | Troilus | 1945 | |
| AKA-47 | Turandot | 1945 | |
| AKA-48 | Valeria | 1945 | |
| AKA-49 | Vanadis | 1945 | |
| AKA-50 | Veritas | 1945 | |
| AKA-51 | Xenia | 1945 | |
| AKA-52 | Zenobia | 1945 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AKA-75 | Alamance | 1944 | |
| AKA-72 | Caswell | 1944 | |
| AKA-87 | Duplin | 1945 | |
| AKA-74 | Lenoir | 1944 | |
| AKA-73 | New Hanover | 1944 | |
| AKA-101 | Ottawa | 1945 | |
| AKA-102 | Prentiss | 1945 | |
| AKA-103 | Rankin | 1945 | |
| AKA-104 | Seminole | 1945 | |
| AKA-65 | Shoshone | 1944 | |
| AKA-105 | Skagit | 1945 | |
| AKA-66 | Southampton | 1944 | |
| AKA-67 | Starr | 1944 | |
| AKA-68 | Stokes | 1944 | |
| AKA-69 | Suffolk | 1944 | |
| AKA-70 | Tate | 1944 | |
| AKA-71 | Todd | 1944 | |
| AKA-64 | Tolland | 1944 | |
| AKA-76 | Torrance | 1944 | |
| AKA-77 | Towner | 1944 | |
| AKA-78 | Trego | 1944 | |
| AKA-79 | Trousdale | 1944 | |
| AKA-80 | Tyrell | 1944 | |
| AKA-106 | Union | 1945 | |
| AKA-81 | Valencia | 1945 | |
| AKA-82 | Venango | 1945 | |
| AKA-107 | Vermilion | 1945 | |
| AKA-83 | Vinton | 1944 | |
| AKA-108 | Washburn | 1945 | |
| AKA-84 | Waukesha | 1944 | |
| AKA-85 | Wheatland | 1944 | |
| AKA-86 | Woodford | 1944 |
The AKN's transport and lay anti-submarine nets to protect fleet anchorages and harbor entrances. They are assisted by Net Tending Tugs and the small horn-bowed Net Tenders.
Click on "AKN-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AKN-1 | Indus | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKN-4 | Keokuk | 1943 | Converted from Minelayer CM-8 |
| AKN-2 | Sagittarius | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKN-3 | Tuscana | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKN-5 | Zebra | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type Converted from Unclassified Vessel IX-107 |
Special Cargo Ships used as advanced supply bases where shore facilities are non-existent or under construction.
Click on "AKS-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AKS-5 | Acubens | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-3 | Antares | 1940 | Converted from Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-10 type |
| AKS-1 | Castor | 1941 | Maritime Commission C2-Cargo type |
| AKS-10 | Cybele | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-11 | Gratia | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-12 | Hecuba | 1945 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-13 | Hesperia | 1945 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-14 | Iolanda | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-6 | Kochab | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-15 | Liguria | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-7 | Luna | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-20 | Mercury | 1945 | Converted from Cargo Ship AK-42 Maritime Commission C2-Cargo type |
| AKS-2 | Pollux | 1941 | Maritime Commission C2-Cargo type 18 Feb 42; wrecked off Newfoundland |
| AKS-4 | Pollux | 1944 | Maritime Commission C2-F type |
| AKS-8 | Talita | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| AKS-9 | Volans | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
Click on "AKV-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AKV-1 | Kittyhawk | 1932 | |
| AKV-2 | Hammondsport | 1932 |
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