USS Haven

USS Haven (AH-12) anchored in Inchon Harbor
History
United States
Ordered	19 February 1942
Laid down	1 July 1943 as SS Marine Hawk
Launched	24 June 1944
Acquired	19 June 1944
Commissioned	5 May 1945 15 September 1950
Decommissioned	1 July 1947 30 June 1957
Reclassified	APH-112, June–October 1946
Stricken	1 March 1967
Homeport	Long Beach, California
Identification	IMO number: 6929296
Honors and awards	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal (9) United Nations Service Medal Korean War Service Medal (retroactive)
Fate	Scrapped in 1987
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General characteristics
Displacement	11,141 tons empty (15,100 max)
Length	520 ft (158.5 m) 665 ft (202.7 m) after 1968
Beam	71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	Geared Turbine, Single Screw
Speed	17.5 knots
Capacity	800 patients
Complement	95 Officers 606 men
Armament	None
Aircraft carried	1 MEDEVAC helicopter

USS Haven (AH-12) was the lead ship of her class of hospital ships built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Laid down as SS Marine Hawk, she was transferred from the Maritime Commission for conversion to a hospital ship, and served in that capacity through the end of the war. She was redesignated APH-112 (evacuation transport) in June 1946 for participation in Operation Crossroads, returning to her original AP-12 designation in October 1946. Haven participated in the Korean War and eventually ending her military career acting as a floating hospital in Long Beach, California. She was later converted to a chemical carrier and scrapped in 1987.