• Laid down, 24 January 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 1853) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington CA.
• Launched, 3 May 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 15 September 1944
• Commissioned USS Banner (APA-60), 16 September 1944, LCDR. James R. Page in command
• During World War II USS Banner was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Fourteen, COMO. D. L. Ryan USN (16); TransDiv Forty-One, CAPT. H.J. Wright USN and participated in two campaigns.
• Following World War II USS Banner was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 19 to 27 September 1945
• USS Banner (APA-60) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 91 (TRANSDIV 91) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned at Bikini Atoll, 27 August 1946
• Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948
• USS Banner earned two battle stars for her World War II service
Final Disposition, scuttled off Kwajalein, 16 February 1948

• Laid down, 28 January 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1854) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 11 May 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 27 September 1944
• Commissioned USS Barrow (APA-61), 28 September 1944, LCDR. Herman Jorgensen, USNR, in command
• During World War II USS Barrow was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Fifteen, CAPT. W. S. Popham USN (14); TransDiv Forty-Five, CAPT. A.C.J. Sabalot USN (20) and participated in two campaigns.
• USS Barrow (APA-61) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 92 (TRANSDIV 92) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned at Bikini Atoll, 28 August 1946
• Struck from the Naval Register, 28 May 1948
• USS Barrow earned two battle stars for World War II service
• Final Disposition, scuttled off Kwajalein, 11 May 1948

• Laid down, 23 February 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1855) at • Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 20 May 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 7 October 1944
Commissioned USS Berrien (APA-62), 8 October 1944, LCDR. John M. Gallagher, USNR, in command
• During World War II USS Berrien was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Fifteen, COMO. W. S. Popham USN (14); TransDiv Forty-Three and participated in two campaigns.
• Following World War II USS Berrien was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East.
• Decommissioned, 17 May 1946, at Pearl Harbor, T.H.
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1947
• USS Berrien earned two battle stars for World War II service
• Towed to San Francisco and returned to the Maritime Commission, 12 August 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 17 May 1966, to Zidell Explorations, Portland, OR. for $83,817.00 (PD-X-726 dated 22 April 1955). Withdrawn from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 11 July 1966, and delivered to Zidell Explorations

• Laid down, 8 March 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1856) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 31 May 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 17 October 1944
• Commissioned USS Bladen (APA-63), 18 October 1944, LCDR. Walter P. Hartung USNR in command
• During World War II USS Bladen was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Fifteen, CAPT. W.S. Popham USN (14); TransDiv Forty-Four, CAPT. J. H. Seyfried USN and participated in two campaigns.
• Following World War II USS Bladen was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 14 to 26 October 1945
• USS Bladen (APA-63) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 93 (TRANSDIV 93) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 26 December 1946, at Norfolk, VA
• Berthed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until August 1953
• USS Bladen earned two battle stars for her World War II service
• Returned the Maritime Administration, 3 August 1953, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 20 October 1953
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 15 July 1955, to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, MD. (PD-X-521 dated 14 June 1955) for $161,166.00. Withdrawn from the James River Reserve Fleet and delivered to Boston Metals Co., 3 August 1955

• Laid down, 13 March 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1857) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 10 June 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 3 October 1944
• Commissioned USS Bracken (APA-64), 4 October 1944, LCDR. Charles S. Lee USNR in command
• During World War II USS Bracken was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Fourteen, COMO. D. L. Ryan USN (16); TransDiv Forty-Two, CAPT. A.R. Mack USN (17)
• Following World War II USS Bracken was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East.
• USS Bracken did not earn any battle stars during WWII
• USS Bracken (APA-64) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 93 (TRANSDIV 93) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned at Bikini Atoll, 27 August 1946
Struck from the Naval Register, 5 April 1948
• Final Disposition, scuttled off Kwajalein, 10 March 1948
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USS Bracken is the third ship up from the bottom in the photo above

• Laid down, 29 March 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1858) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched 19 June 1944
• Commissioned USS Briscoe (APA-65), 29 October 1944, CAPT. August J. Detzer Jr. USN in command
• During World War II USS Briscoe was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Sixteen, COMO J. R. McGovern USN; TransDiv Forty-Six,COMO J. R. McGovern USN
• Following World War II USS Briscoe was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East.
• USS Bracken did not earn any battle stars during WWII
• USS Briscoe (APA-65) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 93 (TRANSDIV 93) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned at Bikini Atoll, 29 August 1946
• Struck from the Naval Register, 13 July 1948
• Final Disposition, sunk by USS Duluth (CL-87) off Kwajalein, 6 May 1948

• Laid down, 10 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1859) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
Launched 30 June 1944
• Commissioned USS Brule (APA-66), 31 October 1944, CDR. Edward J. Fluhr in command
• During World War II USS Brule was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Sixteen, COMO. J.B. McGovern USN; TransDiv Forty-Seven, CAPT. C.L. Hutton USN (20)
• Following World War II USS Brule was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• USS Brule (APA-66) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 91 (TRANSDIV 91) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned at Bikini Atoll, 28 August 1946
• Decommissioned at Kwajalein Atoll, 29 August 1946
• Final Disposition, sunk as a target off Kwajalein, 11 May 1948
• Struck from the Naval Register, 28 May 1948
• USS Brule did not earn any battle stars during WWII

• Laid down, 22 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1860) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched 11 July 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 7 November 1944
• Commissioned USS Burleson (APA-67), 8 November 1944, LCDR. Barhard Hartley USNR in command
• During World War II USS Burleson was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Eighteen, COMO. J.G. Moyer USN (14); TransDiv Fifty-Three, CAPT. W.N. Thornton USN, and participated in the Okinawa Gunto campaign
• Following World War II USS Burleson was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• USS Burleson was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.1.2 (Technical Group - Instrumentation Units) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 1 October 1946
• Transferred in 1947 to the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA. for use as a static training ship
• Placed in service in reserve, 1 October 1952
• Redesignated as an "Activity Craft", 8 June 1964
• Renamed IX-67, 5 October 1956
• Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1968
USS Burleson earned one battle star for her World War II service
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 8 November 1968, to North American Smelting Co., Burlington, N.J., removed 20 November 1968, scrapping completed, 1 December 1969

• Laid down, 4 May 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1861) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched 20 July 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 21 November 1944
• Commissioned USS Butte (APA-68), 22 November 1944, at San Pedro, CA., CDR. Joseph A. Gillis, USNR in command
• During World War II USS Butte was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Seventeen, COMO. T.B. Brittan USN (20); TransDiv Forty-Nine, COMO. T.B. Brittan USN (20) and participated in the Okinawa Gunto campaign
• Following World War II USS Butte was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 15 October 1945
• USS Butte (APA-68) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 92 (TRANSDIV 92) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 29 August 1946, at Kwajalein Atoll
• Struck from the Naval Register, 28 May 1948
• USS Butte earned one battle star for World War II service
Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 12 May 1948 off Kwajalein Atoll

• Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC 1862) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 30 July 1944
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 28 November 1944
• Commissioned USS Carlisle (APA-69), 29 November 1944, CDR. Hugh R. Adams in command
• During World War II USS Carlisle was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Nineteen, COMO C.D. Edgar USN (12); TransDiv Fifty-Six, CAPT. G.F. Galpin USN (21)
• USS Carlisle did not earn any battle stars during WWII.
Following World War II USS Carlisle was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East
• USS Carlisle (APA-69) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 91 (TRANSDIV 91) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned at Bikini atoll, date unknown
• Struck from the Naval Register, 26 July 1946
• Final Disposition, sunk, 1 July 1946, by Test Able at Bikini Atoll

• Laid down, date unknown, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1863) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 15 August 1944
• Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission, 2 December 1944
• Commissioned USS Carteret (APA-70), 3 December 1944, LCDR. John Lee Hunter in command
• During World War II USS Carteret was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Nineteen, COMO C. D. Edgar USN (12); TransDiv Fifty-Five and participated in two campaigns
• Following World War II USS Carteret was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• USS Carteret (APA-70) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 91 (TRANSDIV 91) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Damaged, 1 July 1946, during Test Able at Bikini Atoll
• Decommissioned at Kwajelein, 26 August 1946
• Struck from the Naval Register, 30 April 1948
• Final Disposition, sunk by gunfire from USS Toledo (CA-133) off Kwajalein 19 April 1948
• USS Carteret earned two battle stars for World War II service

• Laid down, date unknown, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1864) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 28 August 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 27 November 1944
• Commissioned USS Catron (APA-71), 28 November 1944, LCDR. Donald MacInnes, USNR, in command
• During World War II USS Catron was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Nineteen, COMO. C.D. Edgar USN (12); TransDiv Fifty-Seven, CAPT. G.F. Galpin USN (21) and participated in the Okinawa Gunto campaigns
• Following World War II USS Catron was assigned Occupation service in the Far East from 18 to 30 October 1945
• USS Catron (APA-71) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 93 (TRANSDIV 93) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• [Note from Fred Davis on USS Catron "All of the 1st Div. that [were] on deck at the that time died of cancer, there are 3 left alive." (3 August 2003)]
• Decommissioned at Kwajelein, 28 August 1946
• Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
• USS Catron earned one battle star for World War II service
Final Disposition, sunk by gunfire from USS Atlanta (CL-104), 6 May 1948 off Kwajalein

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1865) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched 12 September 1944
• Acquired, 12 December 1944, by the Navy from the Maritime Commission
• Commissioned USS Clarendon (APA-72), 14 December 1944, LCDR. Edward A. Stroik, USNR, in command
• During World War II USS Clarendon was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twelve, COMO. H.B. Knowles USN (17); TransDiv Thirty-Five, CAPT. R.C. Bartman
• Participated in the Okinawa Gunto campaign
• Following World War II USS Clarendon was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• Decommissioned, 9 April 1946, at Seattle WA.
• Returned to the Maritime Commission 28 June 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946
• Removed to Army Custody, 15 October 1946
• Repair project, General Agency Agreement, Olympia Steamship Co., 13 September 1954 to 27 October 1954
• Returned to MARAD for layup in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Norfolk, VA., 6 February 1947
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 21 November 1963, to Boston Metals Co. (PD-X-649) for $81,777.77, withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet, 11 December 1963, to Zidell, Portland, OR, scrapping completed 16 October 1964
• USS Clarendon earned one battle star for World War II service

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1866) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 27 September 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 21 December 1944
• Commissioned USS Cleburne (APA-73), 22 December 1944, LCDR. Francis T. Callaghan USNR in command
• During World War II USS Cleburne was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty, COMO. H.W. Graf USN (15); TransDiv Fifty-Eight
• Following World War II USS Cleburne was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• Decommissioned, 7 June 1946, at Pearl Harbor
• USS Cleburne was assigned Operation Crossroads as a target vessel in 1946
• Towed to San Francisco, custody transferred to the Maritime Commission, 7 July 1947
• Towed to San Francisco and returned to the Maritime Commission, 7 July 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1947
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 13 July 1965, to Zidell Explorations Inc.
• USS Cleburne did not earn any battle stars during WWII

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1867) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 7 October 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 18 December 1944
• Commissioned USS Colusa (APA-74), 20 December 1944, LCDR. Horace W. Neill, in command
• During World War II USS Colusa was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
• Following World War II USS Colusa was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 8 October 1945
• Decommissioned, 16 May 1946, at Pearl Harbor and towed to San Francisco
• Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1947
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 14 August 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 15 July 1965, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. (PD-X-702) for $151,205.00, withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet, 31 August 1965 to NASSCO Terminal Island, CA., scrapping completed, 2 March 1966
• USS Colusa did not earn any battle stars During World War II

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1868) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched 18 October 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 31 December 1944
• Commissioned USS Cortland (APA-75), 1 January 1945, CDR. Francois Charles Blesbois Jordan USN in command
• During World War II USS Cortland was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-One, COMO. J. R. Palmer USN (13) TransDiv Sixty-One, COMO. J. R. Palmer USN (13)
• Following World War II USS Cortland was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• USS Cortland (APA-75) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 92 (TRANSDIV 92) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned 30 December 1946, at Norfolk VA.
• Struck from the Naval Register. 4 April 1947
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 31 March 1948, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 15 July 1966, to Boston Metals Co. (PD-X-731 dated 21 June 1966) for $72,666.66, delivered to Boston Metals, 5 August 1966
• USS Cortland did not earn any battle stars During World War II

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1869) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 27 October 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 3 January 1945
• Commissioned USS Crenshaw (APA-76), 4 January 1945, CDR. William B. Studley Jr. in command
• During World War II USS Crenshaw was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
• Following World War II USS Crenshaw was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East from 2 September to 27 November 1945 
• Decommissioned, 19 April 1946 at Seattle WA
• Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946
• Transferred, 30 June 1946, to the War Department at Olympia, WA.
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 24 January 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 December 1964, (PD-X-680) dated 9 November 1964, to Zidell Explorations Inc. for $78, 889.98, Withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet and delivered to her buyer, Zidell Explorations Inc., 22 December 1964
• USS Crenshaw did not earn any battle stars During World War II

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1870) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 6 November 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 16 January 1945
• Commissioned USS Crittenden (APA-77), 17 January 1945, CDR. Cunningham, Paul Crosley USN in command
• During World War II USS Crittenden was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-One, COMO. J.R. Palmer USN (13);
TransDiv Sixty-Three, CAPT. F. M. O'Leary USN (20)
• Following World War II USS Crittenden was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 4 to 10 November 1945
• USS Crittenden (APA-77) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 92 (TRANSDIV 92) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 28 August 1946, at Kwajalein Atoll
• Towed to San Francisco, 1 January 1947
• Struck from the Naval Register, 21 October 1948
• Final Disposition, scuttled off San Clemente Island, California after explosives test 5 October 1948
• USS Crittenden did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1871) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 17 November 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 24 January 1945
• Commissioned USS Cullman (APA-78), 25 January 1945, LCDR. William B. Dell, USNR, in command
• During World War II USS Cullman was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-Two, COMO. S.P. Jenkins; TransDiv Sixty-Five (flagship), CAPT. E.C. Rogers USN (18)
• Following World War II USS Cullman was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• Decommissioned, 22 May 1946, at San Francisco 
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 30 June 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
• Struck from the Naval Register in July 1946
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 September 1965, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp.
• USS Cullman did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1872) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 27 November 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 3 February 1945
• Commissioned USS Dawson (APA-79), 4 February 1945, LCDR. Richard S. Cass, DE-V(G) USNR, in command
• During World War II USS Dawson was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
• Following World War II USS Dawson was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East
• USS Dawson (APA-79) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 92 (TRANSDIV 92) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 28 August 1946, at Kwajalein Atoll
• Struck from the Naval Register, 30 April 1948
• Final Disposition, sunk by gunfire from  USS Helena (CA-75) off Kwajalein Atoll, 18 April 1948
• USS Dawson did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1873) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 5 December 1944
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 7 February 1945, 
• Commissioned USS Elkhart (APA-80), 8 February 1945, LCDR. Charles L. Frazier, USNR, in command 
• During World War II USS Elkhart was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-Three, COMO. A.S. Witherspoon; TransDiv Sixty-Seven, COMO. A.S. Witherspoon
• Following World War II USS Elkhart was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East
• Decommissioned, 12 April 1946, at Seattle, WA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, 21 May 1946
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 28 June 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 7 January 1964, to Zidell Explorations Inc. (PD-X-652 dated 11 December 1963) for $103,811.81, withdrawn for the Olympia Reserve Fleet 12 February 1964, scrapping completed, 15 June 1964
• USS Elkhart did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1873) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 14 December 1944
• Acquired by the Navy and Commissioned USS Fallon (APA-81), 14 February 1945, CDR. William L. Phinney USNR in command
• During World War II USS Fallon was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-Two, COMO. S. P. Jenkins; TransDiv Sixty-Six, CAPT. W. G. Ludlow Jr., USN (17)
• Following World War II USS Fallon was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 14 October 1945 
• USS Fallon (APA-81) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 91 (TRANSDIV 91) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946• Decommissioned, 20 September 1946, Kwajalein Atoll
• Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
• Final Disposition, scuttled off Kwajalein 11 March 1948
• USS Fallon did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down, circa April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1875) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched 24 December 1944
• Acquired by the Navy 19 February 1945
• Commissioned USS Fergus (APA-82), 20 February 1945, CDR. Joseph C. Snyder, in command
• During World War II USS Fergus was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
• Following World War II USS Fergus was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 16 to 30 September 1945 
• Decommissioned 25 June 1946 at Pearl Harbor
• Struck from the Naval Register, 17 July 1947
• Towed to San Francisco, returned to the Maritime Commission 4 September 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 June 1965, to Zidell Explorations Inc. (PD-X-696 dated 20 may 1965) for $72,113.13, withdrawn from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 26 July 1986, scrapping completed, 14 January 1966
• USS Fergus did not earn any battle stars during World War II
• Website: www.ussfergus.com

• Laid down, date unknown, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1876) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 4 January 1945
• Commissioned USS Fillmore (APA-83), 25 February 1945, CDR. Lawrence E. Divoll, in command
• During World War II USS Fillmore was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-Three, COMO. A. S. Witherspoon; TransDiv Sixty-Nine CAPT. P. R. Glutting USN (16)
• Following World War II USS Fillmore was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 8 December 1945
• USS Fillmore (APA-83) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 93 (TRANSDIV 93) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 24 January 1947 at Norfolk, VA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1947
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 1 April 1948, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 13 September 1966, to Horton Industries Inc. (PD-X-738 dated 13 September 1966) for $66,800.00, withdrawn from the James River Reserve Fleet, 10 October 1966, scrapping completed at Wilmington, N.C., 6 September 1967
• USS Fillmore did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down in 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1877) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 13 January 1945
• Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 2 March 1945
• Commissioned USS Garrard (APA-84), 3 March 1945, at San Pedro, CA., LCDR. Walter Barnett, Jr., in command
• During WWII USS Garrard was assigned to Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-Four, COMO. E. L. Short USNR; TransDiv Seventy and participated in the two campaigns
• Following World War II USS Garrard was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to October 1945
• Decommissioned, 21 May 1946, at Bellingham, WA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, 30 May 1946
• USS Garrard earned two battle stars for World War II service
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 1 April 1948, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 17 May 1965, in a two ship deal to Zidell Explorations Inc, Portland, OR. (PD-X-692) for $137,000.00 withdrawn from the Olympia Reserve Fleet, 14 October 1946, scrapping completed at Bellingham WA., 29 September 1965

• Laid down, 7 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1878) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 23 January 1945
• Acquired by the Navy 10 March 1945
• Commissioned USS Gasconade (APA-85), 11 March 1945, LCDR. Allen E. Stiff, in command
• During World War II USS Gasconade was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-four, COMO. E. L. Short; TransDiv Seventy-one., CAPT. W. P. Davis USN (17)
• Following World War II USS Gasconade was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the periods 2 September to 11 October 1945
• USS Gasconade (APA-85) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 94 (TRANSDIV 94) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 28 August 1946, in the Marshall Islands
• Struck from the Naval Register, 12 August 1948
• Final Disposition, sunk by torpedoes off the California coast, 21 July 1948
• USS Gasconade did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down, date unknown, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1879) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 31 January 1945
• Acquired by the Navy, 21 March 1945
• Commissioned USS Geneva (APA-86), 22 March 1945, CDR. Peter J. Neimo, in command
• During World War II USS Geneva was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: TransRon Twenty-Four, COMO. E. L. Short USN; TransDiv Seventy-Two, CAPT. H.Y. McCown USN (18)
• Following World War II USS Geneva was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East from 2 September to 24 November 1945
• USS Geneva (APA-86) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 93 (TRANSDIV 93) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 23 January 1947, at Norfolk, VA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1947
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 2 April 1948, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.
• Repair Program General Agency Agreement, Grace Lines Inc., 18 April 1955
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 6 July 1955, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, N.C. 
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 20 October 1966, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. (PD-X-741 dated 21 September 1966) for $66,300.00, withdrawn from the Wilmington Reserve Fleet, 2 November 1966, scrapping completed 17 January 1967
• USS Geneva did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down, 20 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1880) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 10 February 1945
• Acquired by the US Navy 26 March 1945
• Commissioned USS Niagara (APA-87), 29 March 1945, LCDR. Allan C. Hoffman, USNR, in command
• During World War II USS Niagara was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
• Following World War II USS Niagara was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 6 to 15 September 1945
• USS Niagara (APA-87) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.6 (Target Vessel Group - Merchant Type Units - Transport Division 93 (TRANSDIV 93) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
• Decommissioned, 12 December 1946, at Norfolk, VA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping to National Metals Co., Philadelphia, PA., 5 February 1950
• USS Niagara did not earn any battle stars during World War II

• Laid down 6 December 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1881) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
• Launched, 17 February 1945
• Acquired by the Navy, 8 April 1945
• Commissioned USS Presidio (APA-88), 9 April 1945, LCDR. Edgar Johnson USNR in command
• During World War II USS Presidio was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the Asiatic-Pacific campaign
• Following World War II USS Presidio was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 14 September 1945 through 10 February 1946
• Decommissioned, 20 June 1946, at Pearl Harbor, T.H.
• Towed to San Francisco in early 1947
• Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1947
• Presidio earned one battle star for World War II service
• Returned to the Maritime Commission, 29 September 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 June 1965, to Zidell Explorations Inc. (PD-X-696 dated 20 May 1965) for $76,115.15, withdrawn from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 26 July 1965, scrapping completed 28 July 1970

• Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull1 67) for the US Army at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, WA.
• Launched, 27 September 1941
• Commissioned USAT Frederick Funston
• Acquired by the Navy, 8 April 1943 
• Commissioned USS Frederick Funston (APA-89), 24 April 1943, CDR. J. E. Murphy in command
• During World War II USS Frederick Funston was first assigned to the European-Africa-Middle East Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific
• While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS Funston came under the command of: TransRon Eleven, COMO. D. W. Loomis USN (18); TransDiv Thirty-Three, CAPT. S. M. Haight USN (18)
• Decommissioned, 4 April 1946
• Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946
• Returned to the US Army Transportation Service and recommission by the Army as USAT Frederick Funston
• Reacquired by the Navy, 28 April 1950
• Placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Funston (T-AP-178)
• During the Korean War USNS Frederick Funston participated in the North Korean Aggression 3 to 5 August 1950 campaign
• Placed out of service, 10 February 1960, Olympia, WA.
• Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
• USS Frederick Funston earned six battle stars for World War II service and one battle star for Korean War service
• Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 10 February 1960, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA. 
• Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 21 May 1969, to Zidell Explorations Inc., withdrawn for the Olympia Reserve Fleet, 19 June 1969, scrapping completed, 28 July 1970