page_title: USS Latimer (APA-152)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Latimer (APA-152)
caption_attribution_description: USS Latimer off Toulon, France, 24 October 1951
context_page_description: USS Latimer (APA-152) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas.
  Latimer (APA-152) was launched under Maritime Commission contract 4 July 1944 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. Melvin H. McCoy; acquired by the Navy 28 August 1944; and commissioned the same day at Astoria, Oregon, Capt. John P. Dix in command.
context_section_description: USS Latimer (APA-152) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas.
  Latimer (APA-152) was launched under Maritime Commission contract 4 July 1944 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. Melvin H. McCoy; acquired by the Navy 28 August 1944; and commissioned the same day at Astoria, Oregon, Capt. John P. Dix in command.
caption: USS Latimer (APA-152) off Toulon, France, 1951
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