USS Collingsworth (APA-146)

USS Collingsworth (APA-146/LPA-146) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas.

History
United States
Name: USS Collingsworth
Builder: California Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down: October 6, 1944
Launched: 2 December 1944
Completed: February 26, 1945
Acquired: 27 February 1945
Commissioned: 27 February 1945
Decommissioned: 17 March 1946
Stricken: 28 March 1946
Fate: Sold for scrap, 15 April 1985
General characteristics
Class and type: Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement: 6,873 tons (lt), 14,837 t (fl)
Length: 455 ft (139 m)
Beam: 62 ft (19 m)
Draft: 24 ft (7 m)
Propulsion: 1 × geared turbine, 2 × header-type boilers, 1 × propeller, designed 8,500 shp (6,338 kW)
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
Capacity:
  • Troops: 86 officers, 1,475 enlisted
  • Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons
Complement: 56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament:

Collingsworth (APA-146) was launched 2 December 1944 by California Shipbuilding Corp., San Pedro, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. R. H. Moulton; acquired 27 February 1945 and commissioned the same day, Captain C. H. Anderson in command. The hull and engine are a standard Victory ship design, she was the 62nd (TR30) Victory ship hull built by CalShip in just 143 days.[1][2]

World War II service

After one cargo voyage to Pearl Harbor (8 May-4 June 1945), Collingsworth departed Seattle, Washington, 27 June and sailed by way of Saipan and Ulithi to Okinawa, arriving 12 August. She carried troops for the occupations of Inchon, Korea, and Chinwangtao and Tsingtao, China, until 28 November when she sailed with homeward-bound servicemen for Tacoma, Washington, arriving 19 December. She discharged her passengers and sailed for San Pedro, California, the Panama Canal and Norfolk, Virginia, arriving 28 February 1946.

Post-war decommissioning

She was decommissioned there 17 March 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission 20 March 1946. She was laid up in the James River and sold for scrap on 15 April 1985.

See also

References
  1. "Victory Ships". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. Not to be confused with the 1920 Collingsworth made in Philadelphia, Steam merchant (Hog Island)

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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