USS Hanover (APA-116)

USS Hanover (APA-116)

2 x single 5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, one fore and one aft.
2 × twin 40mm AA gun mounts.
2 x single 40mm AA gun mounts.

USS Hanover (APA-116) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.

Hanover was launched under Maritime Commission contract by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi, 18 August 1944, loaned to the Navy and simultaneously commissioned 31 March 1945, Comdr. J. H. Henderson in command.