USS Waukesha (AKA-84) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1970.

USS Waukesha (AKA-84) in New York harbor, circa January-February 1945, after conversion to a Naval Attack Transport and prior to her commissioning. After Japans' surrender Marines of the 4th Regiment, 6th Division, come ashore at Yokosuka during initial landings in …

Oct 26, 2015 · Waukesha (AKA-84) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1395) on 3 July 1944, at Wilmington, N.C., by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 6 September 1944;...

AKA-84 General Specifications. Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship. Named for: Waukesha County. Complement: 357 Officers and Enlisted . Displacement: 13910 tons. Length: 459 feet 2 inches . Beam: 63 feet . Flank Speed: 16 Knots. Final …

USS Waukesha, a 13,910-ton Tolland class attack cargo ship, was built at Wilmington, North Carolina. Acquired by the Navy in September 1944, prior to completion, she was converted to an attack cargo ship at New York City. She went to the Pacific in April 1945 and carried cargo to …

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USS Waukesha (AKA-84) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy named after Waukesha County, Wisconsin. She was designed to carry military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and …

The USS Waukesha (AKA-84) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship laid down on July 3, 1944, and launched on September 6, the same year. It was commissioned the same year under Lt. Comdr. John S. Herold’s command and served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on July 10, 1946.

Shifting to Nagoya on 1 November, Waukesha embarked demobilized sailors, soldiers, and marines to transport them home in Operation "Magic Carpet." After departing Nagoya on the 9th, she made port at Seattle, Wash., on the 21st and unloaded her passengers before proceeding south for San Francisco.