USS Darke

History
United States
Name	Darke
Namesake	Darke County, Ohio
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding
Launched	29 August 1944
Commissioned	10 October 1944
Decommissioned	17 April 1946
Honors and; awards	2 Battle stars
Fate	Scrapped 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement	6,873 tons
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
Boats & landing ; craft carried	26
Complement	56 Officers, 480 Enlisted
Armament	1 5"/38 gun; 1 40 mm quad mount; 4 40 mm twin mounts; 10 20 mm single mounts;

USS Darke (APA-159) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy in from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974.

History

United States
Name	Darke
Namesake	Darke County, Ohio
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding
Launched	29 August 1944
Commissioned	10 October 1944
Decommissioned	17 April 1946
Honors and awards	2 Battle stars
Fate	Scrapped 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement	6,873 tons
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
Boats & landing craft carried	26
Complement	56 Officers, 480 Enlisted
Armament	1 5"/38 gun 1 40 mm quad mount 4 40 mm twin mounts 10 20 mm single mounts