USS Kenton

	USS Kenton (APA-122) 15 November 1944 in dazzle camouflage paint scheme.
History
United States
Name	USS Kenton
Namesake	Kenton County, Kentucky
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation
Launched	21 August 1944
Commissioned	1 November 1944
Decommissioned	28 March 1946
Stricken	12 April 1946
Honors and; awards	1 Battle star
Fate	Sold for scrap, 12 April 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement	6,873 tons (lt), 14,837 t (fl)
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7 m)
Propulsion	1 × geared turbine, 2 × header-type boilers, 1 × propeller, designed 8,500 shp (6,338 kW)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × LCM; 12 × LCVP; 3 × LCPL;
Capacity	Troops: 86 officers, 1,475 enlisted; Cargo: 150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons;
Complement	56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5"/38 dual-purpose gun; 4 × twin 40mm guns; 10 × single 20mm guns; late armament, add 1 × 40mm quad mount;

USS Kenton (APA-122) was a

Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy

from 1944 to 1946. She was sold for scrap in 1973.

World War II service

Kenton was of the VC2-S-AP5

Maritime Commission

contract; sponsored by Mrs. Paul A. Everett; acquired by the Navy 31 October on a loan charter basis; and commissioned 1 November at San Pedro.

Following shakedown along the

Palaus

10 March.

After landing rehearsals, Kenton departed Leyte 27 March to participate in the

Western Carolines, 29 April to embark casualties for passage to the United States. Returning to Guam 24 May, she embarked additional casualties and proceeded the next day en route to San Francisco

, where she arrived 12 June.

Kenton departed San Francisco 6 July with troop replacements for the Philippines. She reached

"Magic-Carpet"

fleet, she took on board 1,527 homebound troops; departed 29 September; and arrived San Francisco 10 October.

After two additional "Magic-Carpet" cruises to the western Pacific between 28 October and 26 January 1946, Kenton departed Portland, Oreg., 28 January for the

James River, Virginia

.