USS Natrona

	USS Natrona (APA-214), at anchor, date and location unknown.
History
United States
Name	Natrona
Namesake	Natrona County, Wyoming
Ordered	as a Type VC2-S-AP5 hull, MCE hull 562
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number	562
Laid down	30 June 1944
Launched	27 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs Anna Louise Spigler
Commissioned	8 November 1944
Decommissioned	29 July 1946
Stricken	1 October 1958
Identification	Hull symbol: APA-214; Code letters: NPQF; ;
Honors &; awards	1 × battle star for World War II service
Fate	Sold for scrap, 5 March 1975, delivered, 1 April 1975
General characteristics APA Specifications
Class & type	Haskell-class attack transport
Type	Type VC2-S-AP5
Displacement	6,873 long tons (6,983 t) (light load) ; 14,837 long tons (15,075 t) (full load);
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465 psi (3,210 kPa) 750 °F (399 °C); 8,500 shp (6,338 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse geared turbine; 1 x propeller;
Speed	17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 × LCMs ; 1 × open LCPL; 18 × LCVPs; 2 × LCPRs; 1 × closed LCPL (Captain's Gig);
Capacity	2,900 long tons (2,900 t) DWT; 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m3) (non-refrigerated);
Troops	87 officers, 1,475 enlisted
Complement	56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose gun; 1 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 4 × twin 40mm Bofors (AA) gun mounts; 10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons AA mounts;
Service record
Part of:	TransRon 17
Operations:	Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (26 March–30 June 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS Natrona (APA-214) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the US Navy in World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. Natrona was named for Natrona County, Wyoming.

History
USS Natrona (APA-214), at anchor, date and location unknown.
United States
Name	Natrona
Namesake	Natrona County, Wyoming
Ordered	as a Type VC2-S-AP5 hull, MCE hull 562
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number	562
Laid down	30 June 1944
Launched	27 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs Anna Louise Spigler
Commissioned	8 November 1944
Decommissioned	29 July 1946
Stricken	1 October 1958
Identification	Hull symbol: APA-214 Code letters: NPQF
Honors & awards	1 × battle star for World War II service
Fate	Sold for scrap, 5 March 1975, delivered, 1 April 1975
General characteristics APA Specifications
Class & type	Haskell-class attack transport
Type	Type VC2-S-AP5
Displacement	6,873 long tons (6,983 t) (light load) 14,837 long tons (15,075 t) (full load)
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465 psi (3,210 kPa) 750 °F (399 °C) 8,500 shp (6,338 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse geared turbine 1 x propeller
Speed	17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCMs 1 × open LCPL 18 × LCVPs 2 × LCPRs 1 × closed LCPL (Captain's Gig)
Capacity	2,900 long tons (2,900 t) DWT 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m³) (non-refrigerated)
Troops	87 officers, 1,475 enlisted
Complement	56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose gun 1 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 4 × twin 40mm Bofors (AA) gun mounts 10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons AA mounts
Service record
Part of:	TransRon 17
Operations:	Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (26 March–30 June 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal Philippine Liberation Medal