USS Crockett (APA-148)

History
United States
Name	USS Crockett
Namesake	Crockett County, Tennessee Crockett County, Texas
Ordered	as type VC2-S-AP5
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	28 November 1944
Acquired	18 January 1945
Commissioned	18 January 1945
In service	5 June 1946
Out of service	15 October 1946
Stricken	1 October 1958
Fate	Scrapped 1985
General characteristics
Displacement	12,450 tons (full load)
Length	455 ft 0 in (138.68 m)
Beam	62 ft 0 in (18.90 m)
Draught	24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
Speed	19 knots
Complement	536
Armament	one 5 in (130 mm) gun mount, twelve 40 mm gun mounts, ten 20 mm gun mounts

USS Crockett (APA-148) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1985.

Crockett (APA-148) was launched 28 November 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding, Inc., Vancouver, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. L. D. Whitgrove, wife of Captain Whitgrove; acquired by the Navy 18 January 1945; and commissioned the same day.

Departing San Diego, California, 5 April 1945, Crockett discharged troops and cargo at Pearl Harbor from 12 to 27 April, then carried men of a Naval construction battalion to Samar, arriving 17 May.

Embarking Army troops, Crockett sailed by way of Ulithi for Okinawa where from 24 to 27 June she unloaded under air attack and embarked survivors of ships lost at Okinawa for transfer to San Francisco, California.

After a short availability in the States (17–30 July), Crockett returned to transport duty in the Pacific Ocean, carrying passengers and cargo to Guam, and transporting soldiers from Manila to Aomori, Japan, for occupation duty. She was assigned to "Operation Magic Carpet" duty, returning men eligible for discharge, and arrived at San Diego, California, 21 October with her first group of veterans. Crockett returned from a second voyage to Okinawa on 8 December, sailed from Seattle, Washington, 12 January 1946, and arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, 1 February.

She was placed in commission, in reserve 5 June, and out of commission in reserve 15 October 1946. She was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 1 October 1958. Crockett was sold for scrapping in July 1985 to Chesapeake Salvage, Portsmouth, Virginia (USA).

Crockett received one battle star for service in World War II.

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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