>From the “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,” 

(1969) Vol. 4, p.487; (1970) Vol. 5, p.73.





NEWBERRY



		Newberry:  A county in South Carolina.





APA-158



Displacement: 14,837 t.

Length:  455’

Beam:  62’

Draft:  24’

Speed:  17.7 k.

Complement:  536

Troop Capacity:  1,561

Armament:  1 5”; 12 40mm

Class:  HASKELL





	Class statistics



HASKELL Class (APA 117-180,187-239)



Overall Length:  455’

Extreme Beam:  62’

Trial Displacement:  14,837 t.

Limiting Draft:  24’

Speed:  19 k. (APA 117-196)

        18 k. (APA 197-206,208-239)

        19 k. (APA 207)

Accommodations:

	Ship’s Company:

		Officer:  56

		Enlisted:  480

	Troop Capacity:

		Officer:  86

		Enlisted:  1,475

Cargo Capacity:  150,000 cu.ft.; 2,900 t.

Armament:  (Aug 1945)

	 1 5”/38

	 1 40mm quad mount

	 4 40mm twin mounts

	10 20mm single mounts

Engines:  Geared turbine drive

	Westinghouse 

		(APA 117,122,129,131,133,141-145,151-180,204-231)

	Joshua Hendy

		(APA 118-121,123,125-128,130,132,134-140,146-150,

			232-239)

	Allis-Chalmers

		(APA 187-203)

Boilers:  2 each

	Babcock & Wilcox; header-type

		(APA 117-150,155,156,169-180,201,204,207-211,213,

			218,224,225,231-239

	Combustion Engineering; header-type

		(APA 151-154,157-168,187-200,202,203,205,206,212,

			214-217,219-223,226-230)

Propulsion:

	Propellers:  1

	Designed Shaft Horsepower:  8,500





	NEWBERRY (APA-158) was laid down under Maritime 

Commission contract 10 June 1944 by Oregon Shipbuilding 

Corp., Portland, Ore.; launched 24 August 1944; sponsored by 

Mrs. Joseph M. McDonald; acquired by the Navy on a 

loan-charter basis 6 October 1944; and commissioned the next 

day, Comdr. David R. Phoebus in command.



	NEWBERRY conducted shakedown off the west coast, then 

departed San Francisco for Hawaii, where she conducted final 

training in amphibious operations.  On 31 December 1944, she 

embarked units of the 4th Marine Division, and the following 

month left Pearl Harbor for the invasion of Iwo Jima.  For 

10 days following D-day, 17 February 1945, the attack 

transport landed her Marines and took on a total of 439 

wounded.  Speedy medical attention doubtless saved many from 

certain death.  NEWBERRY departed Iwo for Guam on the 27th.



	Sailing via Saipan, she embarked part of the 2d Marine 

Division at Guam on 8 March, and on the 27th, got underway 

for the Okinawa operation.  Standing in reserve, her troops 

were not needed; and she returned them to Saipan in April.  

NEWBERRY remained there until early in June, then sailed to 

Espiritu Santo for supplies.  She returned to Guam 2 July 

and sailed for San Francisco less than two weeks later, 

arriving on the 27th.



	The attack transport departed the west coast 12 August, 

carrying replacement troops to the Philippines.  At Leyte, 

she took on Army units destined for occupation duty in the 

Japanese home islands, debarked them at Aomori, Honshu and 

began "Magic-Carpet" duty.  She sailed 29 September for Iwo 

Jima, where she took on 2,500 passengers for Saipan.  

Exchanging these for another 2,300 veterans, she stood out 

from Saipan for San Francisco, arriving 24 October.  Two 

weeks later, she headed for Okinawa with replacements, and 

returned to California with still another full load of 

veterans.



	Decommissioning 21 February 1946, NEWBERRY was returned 

to the War Shipping Administration 3 March at Lee Hall, Va., 

and struck from the Navy List 12 March.  She is presently 

berthed at James River, Va., as part of the National Defense 

Reserve Fleet.



	NEWBERRY received 2 battle stars for World War II 

service.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

mhansen2@home.com