_off_the_San_Francisco_Naval_Shipyard_on_11_January_1957_(7575095).jpg) USS Bexar (APA-237) on 11 January 1957
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Bexar (APA-237) |
| Namesake | Bexar County, Texas |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 2 June 1945 |
| Launched | 25 July 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs A. E. Gunderson |
| Acquired | 9 October 1945 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 7 August 1970 |
| Reclassified | LPA-237, 1 January 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1976 |
| Honours and awards | Three battle stars for the Korean War and five for the Vietnam War |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 16 June 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Haskell-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 6,720 tons (lt), 14,837 t. (fl) |
| Length | 455 ft |
| Beam | 62 ft |
| Draft | 24 ft |
| Propulsion | 1 x Joshua Hendy geared turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500 |
| Speed | 18 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x LCM, 12 x LCVP, 3 x LCPU |
| Capacity | 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted |
| Crew | 56 Officers, 480 enlisted |
| Armament | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 1 x quad 40mm gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes | MCV Hull No. 1132, hull type VC2-S-AP5 |
USS Bexar (APA-237/LPA-237) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1970. She was scrapped in 1982.