USS Eastland

History
United States
NameUSS Eastland
NamesakeEastland County, Texas
Ordered
  • as type VC2-S-AP5
  • MCV hull 129
Laid down4 July 1944
Launched19 September 1944
Acquired26 October 1944
Commissioned26 October 1944
Decommissioned15 April 1946
Strickendate unknown
FateScrapped, 1974
General characteristics
Displacement12,450 tons (full load)
Length455 ft 0 in (138.68 m)
Beam62 ft 0 in (18.90 m)
Draught24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
Speed19 knots
Complement536
Armament

USS Eastland (APA-163) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 She was scrapped in 1974.

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