USS Bronx (APA-236)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Bronx (APA-236) |
| Namesake: | Bronx, New York |
| Builder: | Oregon Shipbuilding |
| Launched: | 14 July 1945 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs John W. Greenslade |
| Acquired: | 27 August 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 27 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 June 1949 |
| Struck: | 1 October 1958 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, c. 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Haskell-class attack transport |
| Tonnage: | 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons |
| Displacement: | 6,720 tons (lt), 14,837 t. (fl) |
| Length: | 455 ft |
| Beam: | 62 ft |
| Draft: | 24 ft |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Joshua Hendy geared turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed: | 17.7 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 mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes: | MCV Hull No. 860, hull type VC2-S-AP5 |
USS Bronx (APA-236) was a Haskell-class attack transport that was built for service with the US Navy in World War II. Commissioned just weeks after the end of the war, she never saw hostilities.
Bronx was named after Bronx, New York. She was launched 14 July 1945 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. John W. Greenslade, wife of Vice Admiral John W. Greenslade; acquired by the Navy 27 August 1945; and commissioned the same day Captain E. J. Anderson, USNR, in command.
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