Navy Question

[cadetat6]

1945 I was on APA Bandera going to Inchon,Korea.
What is APA ?

cadetat6

[LivinSoFree]

APA is listed as: "Attack Transport (now LPA); or Animal Transport."

I'm guessing it was the first of the two.

For those who may have questions regarding ship designations, the Navy Memorial hosts a thoroughly comprehensive listing here:

Ship Designations (http://www.lonesailor.org/ships.php)

[Osotogary]

Haskell Class Attack Transport:
Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, CA.
Launched, 6 October 1944
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 5 December 1944
Commissioned USS Bandera (APA-131), 6 December 1944
Decommissioned, 7 May 1946, at Norfolk, VA.
Returned to the Maritime Commission, 14 May 1946
Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in 1947
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Specifications:
Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Speed 19 kts.
Complement 56 Officers 480 Enlisted
Troop Accommodations 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted
Cargo Capacity 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons
Boats 2 LCM, 12 LCVP, 3 LCPU
Armament one 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount, four twin 40mm gun mounts, ten single 20mm gun mounts
Propulsion 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propeller, Design shaft horsepower 8,500
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[cadetat6]

OSOTOGARY,
THanks for the info.and picture of Bandera. Now I have complete pictures of the 3 ships I was on.
1 Liberty Ship Sacajawea San Fran to Philippines
2 USS Bandera Philippine to Taegu, Korea
3 USS General H. L. Scott Korea to Seattle
cadetat6 Art

[airframesguru]

Gary,

You one of the smartest mofo's I knows.
S/F,

bro

[Osotogary]

airframes-
I even have a MOFO Certificate...that I just made. LOL
Google plus APA Bandera = one smart MOFO.
Please, until the Catholic Church gets off their azz and recognizes the seven miracles that I performed this past weekend and canonizes me to Sainthood ...I have nothing to say.
Thanks for the chuckle.
On a sidenote.
Cadetat6. I was born in San Francisco right about the time that photo was taken. No one let me know that you were dockside.
Damn, now I'm pizzed. Heck, I could have come down to see ya. We could of had a beer at the "Silver Dollar" on the Embarcadero.
Okay, okay...so i was an infant. You could have snuck me in. LOL

[Osotogary]

"Waterline" Cadetat6.
Just having some fun. No harm intended.