USS Menifee (APA-202)
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 United States
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| Name: | USS Menifee (APA-202) |
| Namesake: | Menifee County, Kentucky |
| Builder: | Kaiser Shipbuilding |
| Yard number: | MCV No. 670 |
| Laid down: | 21 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs Lucien Garon |
| Acquired: | 4 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 4 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 July 1946 |
| Recommissioned: | 2 December 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 June 1955 |
| Struck: | 1 October 1955 |
| Honours and awards: |
One battle star for World War II service and two battle stars for Korea service |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Haskell-class attack transport |
| Tonnage: | 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons |
| Displacement: | 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t (fl) |
| Length: | 455 ft |
| Beam: | 62 ft |
| Draft: | 24 ft |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Allis-Chalmers geared turbine, 2 x Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 x LCM, 12 x LCVP, 3 x LCPU |
| Capacity: | 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted |
| Crew: | 56 Officers, 480 enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 1 x quad 40mm gun mounts, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes: | MARCOM hull type VC2-S-AP5 |
USS Menifee (APA-202) was a Haskell-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II and the Korean War.
Menifee was laid down as MCV Hull No. 670 by Kaiser Shipbuilding of Vancouver, Washington on 21 July 1944; launched 15 October 1944, and commissioned 4 November 1944, Comdr. Paul P. Spaulding, USNR, in command.
Menifee reported to ComPhibsTraPac for intensive amphibious training 8 December 1944 and within a month was underway for Hawaii with US Navy and Marine personnel and cargo. Unloading her initial cargo and passengers at Honolulu 15 January 1945, she departed for the South Pacific on the 27th. On 5 February, she arrived at Guadalcanal for further training exercises in preparation for the Okinawa campaign.
On 1 April, Menifee arrived in the transport area off Okinawa with cargo and units of the 6th Marine Division on board. Remaining in the area through the 4th, she landed her troops during the first 2 days and discharged her cargo on the 3d and 4th. On the 5th, she got underway for the United States, arriving at San Francisco 11 May to take on Army personnel and cargo bound for the Philippines.
By 19 June, Menifee had discharged her passengers and cargo at Leyte and was underway for a quick cargo run to Milne Bay, New Guinea. Upon her return from the Netherlands East Indies, she headed back to California, arriving San Pedro 2 August.
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