With the larger types of Landing Craft, the combat-loaded AKA's and APA's form the core of US Amphibious Forces. Operating inshore, they discharge toops and cargo off beachheads, loading their self-borne small Landing Craft, providing considerable fire-power to cover the operation.
No. | Name | Comm. | Disp. | Notes (: Lost) |
AKA-6 | Alchiba | 1943 | 7293 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-23 |
AKA-7 | Alcyone | 1943 | 7293 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-24 |
AKA-8 | Algorab | 1943 | 7293 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-25 |
AKA-9 | Alhena | 1943 | 7151 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-26 |
AKA-10 | Almaack | 1943 | 7074 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-27 |
AKA-1 | Arcturus | 1943 | 7476 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-18 |
AKA-3 | Bellatrix | 1943 | 5618 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-20 |
AKA-11 | Betelgeuse | 1943 | 7476 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-28 |
AKA-4 | Electra | 1943 | 5618 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-21 |
AKA-5 | Fomalhaut | 1943 1944 |
4036 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-22 Reverted to Cargo Ship AK-22 |
AKA-12 | Libra | 1943 | 6973 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-53 |
AKA-14 | Oberon | 1943 | 7391 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-56 |
AKA-2 | Procyon | 1943 | 8045 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-19 |
AKA-13 | Titania | 1943 | 7047 | Reclassified from Cargo Ship AK-55 |
No. | Name | Comm. | Notes (: Lost) |
AKA-53 | Achernar | 1944 | |
AKA-54 | Algol | 1944 | |
AKA-55 | Alshain | 1944 | |
AKA-15 | Andromeda | 1944 | |
AKA-16 | Aquarius | 1943 | |
AKA-56 | Arneb | 1943 | |
AKA-57 | Capricornus | 1943 | |
AKA-17 | Centaurus | 1944 | |
AKA-18 | Cepheus | 1944 | |
AKA-58 | Chara | 1944 | |
AKA-59 | Diphda | 1944 | |
AKA-60 | Leo | 1944 | |
AKA-95 | Marquette | 1945 | |
AKA-96 | Matthews | 1945 | |
AKA-97 | Merrick | 1945 | |
AKA-98 | Montague | 1945 | |
AKA-61 | Muliphen | 1944 | |
AKA-100 | Oglethorpe | 1945 | |
AKA-99 | Rolette | 1945 | |
AKA-62 | Sheliak | 1944 | |
AKA-63 | Theenim | 1944 | |
AKA-19 | Thuban | 1943 | |
AKA-88 | Uvalde | 1944 | |
AKA-20 | Virgo | 1943 | |
AKA-89 | Warrick | 1944 | |
AKA-90 | Whiteside | 1944 | |
AKA-91 | Whitley | 1944 | |
AKA-94 | Winston | 1945 | |
AKA-92 | Wyandot | 1944 | |
AKA-93 | Yancey | 1944 |
No. | Name | Comm. | Notes (: Lost) |
AKA-21 | Artemis | 1944 | |
AKA-22 | Athene | 1944 | |
AKA-23 | Aurelia | 1944 | |
AKA-24 | Birgit | 1944 | |
AKA-25 | Circe | 1944 | |
AKA-26 | Corvus | 1944 | |
AKA-27 | Devosa | 1944 | |
AKA-28 | Hydrus | 1944 | |
AKA-29 | Lacerta | 1944 | |
AKA-30 | Lumen | 1944 | |
AKA-31 | Medea | 1945 | |
AKA-32 | Mellena | 1945 | |
AKA-33 | Ostara | 1945 | |
AKA-34 | Pamina | 1945 | |
AKA-35 | Polana | 1945 | |
AKA-36 | Renate | 1945 | |
AKA-37 | Roxane | 1945 | |
AKA-38 | Sappho | 1945 | |
AKA-39 | Sarita | 1945 | |
AKA-40 | Scania | 1945 | |
AKA-41 | Selinur | 1945 | |
AKA-42 | Sidonia | 1945 | |
AKA-43 | Sirona | 1945 | |
AKA-44 | Sylvania | 1945 | |
AKA-45 | Tabora | 1945 | |
AKA-46 | Troilus | 1945 | |
AKA-47 | Turandot | 1945 | |
AKA-48 | Valeria | 1945 | |
AKA-49 | Vanadis | 1945 | |
AKA-50 | Veritas | 1945 | |
AKA-51 | Xenia | 1945 | |
AKA-52 | Zenobia | 1945 |
No. | Name | Comm. | Notes (: Lost) |
AKA-75 | Alamance | 1944 | |
AKA-72 | Caswell | 1944 | |
AKA-87 | Duplin | 1945 | |
AKA-74 | Lenoir | 1944 | |
AKA-73 | New Hanover | 1944 | |
AKA-101 | Ottawa | 1945 | |
AKA-102 | Prentiss | 1945 | |
AKA-103 | Rankin | 1945 | |
AKA-104 | Seminole | 1945 | |
AKA-65 | Shoshone | 1944 | |
AKA-105 | Skagit | 1945 | |
AKA-66 | Southampton | 1944 | |
AKA-67 | Starr | 1944 | |
AKA-68 | Stokes | 1944 | |
AKA-69 | Suffolk | 1944 | |
AKA-70 | Tate | 1944 | |
AKA-71 | Todd | 1944 | |
AKA-64 | Tolland | 1944 | |
AKA-76 | Torrance | 1944 | |
AKA-77 | Towner | 1944 | |
AKA-78 | Trego | 1944 | |
AKA-79 | Trousdale | 1944 | |
AKA-80 | Tyrell | 1944 | |
AKA-106 | Union | 1945 | |
AKA-81 | Valencia | 1945 | |
AKA-82 | Venango | 1945 | |
AKA-107 | Vermilion | 1945 | |
AKA-83 | Vinton | 1944 | |
AKA-108 | Washburn | 1945 | |
AKA-84 | Waukesha | 1944 | |
AKA-85 | Wheatland | 1944 | |
AKA-86 | Woodford | 1944 |
The AKN's transport and lay anti-submarine nets to protect fleet anchorages and harbor entrances. They are assisted by Net Tending Tugs and the small horn-bowed Net Tenders.
Click on "AKN-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. | Name | Comm. | Notes (: Lost) |
AKN-1 | Indus | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKN-4 | Keokuk | 1943 | Converted from Minelayer CM-8 |
AKN-2 | Sagittarius | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKN-3 | Tuscana | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKN-5 | Zebra | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type Converted from Unclassified Vessel IX-107 |
Special Cargo Ships used as advanced supply bases where shore facilities are non-existent or under construction.
Click on "AKS-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. | Name | Comm. | Notes (: Lost) |
AKS-5 | Acubens | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-3 | Antares | 1940 | Converted from Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-10 type |
AKS-1 | Castor | 1941 | Maritime Commission C2-Cargo type |
AKS-10 | Cybele | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-11 | Gratia | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-12 | Hecuba | 1945 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-13 | Hesperia | 1945 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-14 | Iolanda | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-6 | Kochab | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-15 | Liguria | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-7 | Luna | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-20 | Mercury | 1945 | Converted from Cargo Ship AK-42 Maritime Commission C2-Cargo type |
AKS-2 | Pollux | 1941 | Maritime Commission C2-Cargo type 18 Feb 42; wrecked off Newfoundland |
AKS-4 | Pollux | 1944 | Maritime Commission C2-F type |
AKS-8 | Talita | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
AKS-9 | Volans | 1944 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
Click on "AKV-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
No. | Name | Comm. | Notes (: Lost) |
AKV-1 | Kittyhawk | 1932 | |
AKV-2 | Hammondsport | 1932 |
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