USS Braxton (APA-138)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as type VC2-S-AP5 |
| Laid down: | 29 August 1944 |
| Launched: | 3 November 1944 |
| Acquired: | 28 December 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 29 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 June 1946 |
| Struck: | 19 July 1946 |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping on 9 April 1973 |
| 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" gun mount, twelve 40mm mounts, ten 20mm mounts |
USS Braxton (APA-138) 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.
Braxton (APA-138) was laid down on 29 August 1944 at Wilmington, California, by the California Shipbuilding Corp. under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 54); launched on 3 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. R. DeFrees; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on a loan-charter basis on 28 December 1944; and commissioned the following day at Terminal Island, San Pedro, California, Cmdr. William L. Bray, USNR, in command.
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