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USS Noble (APA-218)
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USS Noble (APA-218) was a Haskell-class attack transport which saw service with the US Navy in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. She was transferred to the Spanish Navy in 1964 under a mutual assistance agreement. Noble was named after Noble County, Indiana, Noble County, Ohio, and Noble County, Oklahoma.Noble
USS Noble (APA-218), underway off San Diego, December 1956
USS Noble (APA-218), underway off San Diego, December 1956
Haskell-class attack transport
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Haskell-class attack transports (APA) were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy created in 1944. They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft.
USS Noble, a ship of the Haskell class, in 1956
USS Noble, a ship of the Haskell class, in 1956
USS St. Mary's in San Francisco Bay, California, in late 1945 or early 1946. She is returning troops from the western Pacific to the United States as
USS St. Mary's in San Francisco Bay, California, in late 1945 or early 1946. She is returning troops from the western Pacific to the United States as part of Operation Magic Carpet. Note the long homeward bound pennant trailing from her after mast, and the sign on shore (in the right distance) stating "Welcome Home, Well Done."
USS Rutland lowering an LCM off Iwo Jima in 1945
USS Rutland lowering an LCM off Iwo Jima in 1945