USS Attala ( APA - 130 ) USS " Attala " ( APA - 130 ) was a " Haskell " - class attack transport of the US Navy . She was built and used during World War II . She was of the VC2 - S - AP5 Victory ship design type . She was named for Attala County , Mississippi . World War II service . " Attala " was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MCV hull 46 ) on 18 July 1944 at Wilmington , California , by the California Shipbuilding Corporation ; launched on 27 September 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Paul Piggot ; and simultaneously acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 30 November 1944 , Commander William S . G . Davis in command . After shakedown training along the west coast , the attack transport departed Seattle , Washington , on 31 January 1945 . She paused at Pearl Harbor to embark troops and equipment and then got underway on 9 February , bound for Eniwetok . " Attala " pushed on to Iwo Jima , where she arrived on 13 March . The ship spent several days there disembarking troops and unloading equipment . On the 18th , " Attala " moored at Saipan to take on wounded marines for passage back to the United States . She stopped briefly at Pearl Harbor to disembark passengers and then continued on to San Francisco , California . On 18 April , " Attala " returned to Pearl Harbor . She then began a week of intensive amphibious training off Maui . " Attala " embarked replacement personnel , loaded cargo , and got underway on 14 May . She made stops at Saipan and Ulithi before anchoring in Leyte Gulf on 5 June . On that day , she assumed duty as a receiving ship . " Attala " left the Philippines on 17 June and made stops at Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor before arriving in San Francisco on 8 July . From 12 until 20 July , " Attala " was in drydock at a shipyard in Everett , Washington . The ship departed the west coast on 24 July , and on 5 August , reached Eniwetok , where she joined a convoy bound for Okinawa . On 21 August , " Attala " dropped anchor off Hagushi beach , Okinawa . Early in September , she took on board troops and equipment slated for occupation duty in Korea . On the 7th , she arrived at Jinsen , Korea , and - after debarking her charges returned to Okinawa . " Attala " took on board Marines for transportation to Tsingtao , China . She began debarking them there on 21 November . " Attala " left Chinese waters on the 23rd and began the long journey to the United States . Making only one stop en route at Manila , Philippines , " Attala " arrived in Los Angeles , California , on 18 December . After voyage , repairs , and a period of liberty for the crew , " Attala " resumed operations . On 14 January 1946 , she got underway for San Diego , California . The transport transited the Panama Canal on the 23rd and then continued on to Norfolk , Virginia . She anchored off Hampton Roads on 1 February and began the deactivation . She proceeded to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard , Portsmouth , Virginia , and on 26 February 1946 " Attala " was decommissioned . She was transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 20 March 1946 . Fate . " Attala " entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet at James River , Virginia on 3 March 1946 . In 1954 " Attala " was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet as part of a Repair Program , GAA - No . Atl . & Gulf , and then returned . On 15 March 1974 she was sold to Mr . Isaac Varela , for US $ 727 , 007 , to be scrapped . At 1000 EDT , on 3 April 1974 she was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet and sent to the breaker ' s yard . All that remains of " Attala " is her brass builder ' s plate . Award . " Attala " earned one battle star for her World War II service .