.jpg) USS Renville (APA-227) at anchor off the coast of South Vietnam, 1966
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Renville (APA-227) |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 19 August 1944 |
| Launched | 25 October 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs Orpha Penderville |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 23 April 1968 |
| Reclassified | LPA-227, 1 January 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1976 |
| Honours and awards | One battle star for World War II, two for the Korean War, and four for the Vietnam War |
| Fate | Disposed of 19 February 1982, fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Haskell-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 6,873 tons (lt), 14,837 t. (fl) |
| Length | 455 ft |
| Beam | 62 ft |
| Draft | 24 ft |
| Propulsion | 1 x Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 x Combustion Engineering 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 40 mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes | MCV Hull No. 673, hull type VC2-S-AP5 |
USS Renville (APA-227) was a Haskell-class attack transport that saw service with the United States Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Renville was named after counties in Minnesota and North Dakota. She was laid down 19 August 1944 as MCV hull 673 by Kaiser Shipbuilding of Vancouver, Washington, launched 25 October 1944, and commissioned 15 November 1944.