USS Effingham (APA-165)

History
United States
NameUSS Effingham
Namesake
Orderedas type VC2-S-AP5
Launched29 September 1944
Acquired19 July 1944
Commissioned1 November 1944
Decommissioned17 May 1946
FateSold for scrapping, 9 April 1973
General characteristics
Class & typeHaskell-class attack transport
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 Effingham (APA-165) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1973.

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