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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Glynn |
| Namesake | Glynn County, Georgia |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 25 August 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Homer D. Angell |
| Acquired | 17 October 1945 |
| Commissioned | 17 October 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 9 September 1955 |
| Reclassified | As LPA-239, 1 January 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1 August 1983 |
| 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 | 17.7 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. 863, hull type VC2-S-AP5 |
USS Glynn (APA-239) was a Haskell-class attack transport that was built for service with the US Navy in World War II on the Victory ship design. She was commissioned shortly after the war and consequently never saw action.
Glynn was named after Glynn County, Georgia. She was launched 25 August 1945 under Maritime Commission contract by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon, and acquired and simultaneously commissioned 17 October 1945.[1]
- ^ Naval History And Heritage Command (7 August 2016). "Glynn (APA-239)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 May 2021.