USS Brookings (APA-140)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as type VC2-S-AP5 |
| Laid down: | 5 September 1944 |
| Launched: | 20 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 6 January 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 25 July 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 October 1958 |
| Fate: | Disposed of by partial dismantling and scuttling 1 April 1992 |
| 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 Brookings (APA-140) 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.
Brookings (APA-140) was laid down on 5 September 1944 at Wilmington, California, by the California Shipbuilding Corp., under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 24); launched on 20 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. T. C. Johnson; and commissioned on 6 January 1945, Capt. Herbert C. Berger in command.
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