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APA-159 Darke

Haskell Class Attack Transport: Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Oregon Shipbuilding Group, Portland OR.; Launched, 29 August 1944; Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission and Commissioned USS Darke (APA-159), 10 October 1944; Decommissioned, 17 April 1946; Returned to the Maritime Commission, 22 April 1946, for disposal; Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final Disposition, fate unknown. Darke received two battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 6,873 t. (lt) 14,837 t (fl); Length 455'; Beam 62'; Speed 19kts; Complement 56 Officers 480 Enlisted; Troop Capacity 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted; Cargo Capacity 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons; Boats; 2 LCM, 12 LCVP, 3 LCPU; Armament 1 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount, 4 twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 single 20mm gun mounts; Propulsion 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, single propeller, Design shaft horsepower 8,500.
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Darke 95k Darke (APA-159)'s, LCVP 18, possibly with Army troops as reinforcements at Okinawa, circa 9 to 14 April 1945.
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