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Released from Active Duty April 3, 1967 and transferred to the Fleet Reserve
From Month/Year February / 1957
To Month/Year June / 1960
Unit USS Henrico (APA-45) Unit Page
Rank Chief Petty Officer
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USS Henrico (APA-45) was a Bayfield -class attack transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II, and subsequently in the Korean andVietnam Wars .
The ship was laid down as SS Sea Darter , a Type C3-S-A2 hull , under aMaritime Commission contract (MC hull 393)[2] by Ingalls Shipbuilding Co.,Pascagoula, Mississippi . Assigned to the Navy as Naval Transport (AP-90), she was reclassified as Attack Transport (APA-45) on 1 February 1943.
The ship was launched on 31 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. W. D. Pelan, acquired by the Navy on 23 June 1943, and commissioned next day for transfer to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Hoboken, New Jersey . Decommissioned on 8 July 1943, Henrico then fitted out, and recommissioned on 26 November 1943, Commander J. H. Willis in command.
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Surface Vessel
Parent Unit
Bayfield-class
Strength
Auxiliary
Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2019