USS Logan

USS Logan (APA-196)
History
United States
Name	USS Logan
Namesake	Logan County, Colorado Logan County, Illinois Logan County, Kansas Logan County, Kentucky Logan County, Ohio Logan County, Oklahoma Logan County, Nebraska Logan County, North Dakota Logan County, West Virginia
Builder	Kaiser Co., Vancouver, Washington
Laid down	27 May 1944
Launched	19 September 1944
Commissioned	14 October 1944
Decommissioned	27 November 1946
Recommissioned	10 November 1951
Decommissioned	14 June 1955
Stricken	1 July 1960
Honors and awards	2 battle stars (World War II) 1 battle star (Korea)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement	6,873 long tons (6,983 t)
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	Oil-fired Steam Turbine 1 Shaft
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	26
Complement	56 Officers, 480 Enlisted
Armament	1 × 5-inch/38-caliber guns 1 × quad 40 mm gun 4 × twin 40 mm guns 10 × single 20 mm guns

USS Logan (APA-196) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the United States Navy, named for counties in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota, and West Virginia. The Haskell-class design, United States Maritime Commission standard type VC2-S-AP5, is a sub type of the World War II Victory ship design.

The ship was laid down on 27 May 1944 by Kaiser Co., Vancouver, Washington; launched 19 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Paul E. Lattner; acquired by the Navy; and commissioned on 14 October 1944.