USS Renville

USS Renville (APA-227) at anchor off the coast of South Vietnam, 1966
History
United States
Name	USS Renville (APA-227)
Namesake	Renville County, Minnesota Renville County, North Dakota
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding
Laid down	19 August 1944
Launched	25 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs Orpha Penderville
Commissioned	15 November 1944
Decommissioned	23 April 1968
Reclassified	LPA-227, 1 January 1969
Stricken	1 September 1976
Honours and awards	One battle star for World War II, two for the Korean War, and four for the Vietnam War
Fate	Disposed of 19 February 1982, fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement	6,873 tons (lt), 14,837 t. (fl)
Length	455 ft
Beam	62 ft
Draft	24 ft
Propulsion	1 x Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 x Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed	18 knots
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x LCM, 12 x LCVP, 3 x LCPU
Capacity	86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted
Crew	56 Officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 1 x quad 40mm gun mount, 4 x twin 40 mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts
Notes	MCV Hull No. 673, hull type VC2-S-AP5

USS Renville (APA-227) was a Haskell-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Renville was named after counties in Minnesota and North Dakota. She was laid down 19 August 1944 as MCV hull 673 by Kaiser Shipbuilding of Vancouver, Washington, launched 25 October 1944, and commissioned 15 November 1944.