USS Allendale ( APA - 127 ) USS " Allendale " ( APA - 127 ) 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 . " Allendale " was named for Allendale County , South Carolina . World War II service . " Allendale " was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MCV hull 43 ) on 1 July 1944 at Wilmington , California , by the California Shipbuilding Corp . ; launched on 9 September 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Frank Hill ; acquired by the Navy on 21 November 1944 ; and placed in commission on 22 November 1944 at San Pedro , California , Capt . J . J . Twomey in command . The new attack transport was assigned to Transport Division 57 , Transport Squadron 19 , Pacific Fleet . She held a series of training exercises along the California coast before sailing for Hawaii early in January 1945 . The vessel reached Pearl Harbor on the 10th and commenced a series of training exercises in the local operating area which lasted into late March . After taking on troops and cargo , she set sail on 22 March for the Philippine Islands ; stopped en route at Eniwetok , Ulithi , and Kossol Roads , Palau Islands ; and reached Leyte on 16 March . There , " Allendale " began preparations for the upcoming Ryūkyū invasion . She sortied on the 27th with Task Unit 51 . 13 . 24 , arrived in the outer transport area on 1 April , and began lowering her boats early that morning . In spite of frequent Japanese air harassment , all her cargo had been successfully discharged by the 9th . That day , " Allendale " shaped a course for Saipan and reached that island on 13 April . Two days later , she got underway for Pearl Harbor and ultimately sailed on to San Francisco , California . Reaching the west coast on 5 May , the transport began loading equipment , troops , and supplies earmarked for bases on Leyte . She got underway on 17 May and made port calls at Pearl Harbor , Eniwetok , and Ulithi before reaching San Pedro Bay on 10 June . The ship discharged her passengers and cargo and , on the 19th , sailed for New Guinea . Upon arriving in Oro Bay on 24 June , the transport embarked troops and supplies for transportation to the Philippines . After making an intermediate stop at Hollandia , New Guinea , on 1 July , " Allendale " pushed on to Manila , where she arrived on the 8th . When her passengers had disembarked , the vessel shaped a course back toward the United States . She spent one week at Eniwetok in mid - July and then sailed directly to San Diego , California , arriving there on 4 August . " Allendale " was at San Diego when word of the Japanese capitualtion was flashed around the world . On 21 August , she sailed with units of the occupation forces destined for Honshū Island , Japan . The ship paid visits to Pearl Harbor and Saipan before touching at Wakayama on 27 September . She sent Army troops ashore to serve in the occupation forces and then sailed on 1 October for Leyte . There , she embarked personnel of the X Army Corps and headed back to Japan . She arrived in Hiro Wan , Honshū , on 21 October and discharged her passengers . " Allendale " left Japan on 27 October and commenced the voyage back to the United States . She touched at Samar , Philippines , on 1 November and embarked returning servicemen for passage to the west coast . The vessel arrived in San Francisco Bay on 22 November and soon thereafter began unloading her passengers . She entered drydock at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard on the 27th for repairs . In early January 1946 , " Allendale " got underway for the east coast . After transiting the Panama Canal , the transport arrived in Norfolk , Virginia , on 30 January . She was decommissioned there on 14 March 1946 and was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 20 March 1946 for layup in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at James River , Virginia . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 28 March 1946 . Fate . In 1954 " Allendale " was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet as part of a Repair Program , GAA - Grace , and then returned . Put on the list to be scrapped , she was restored to retention status on 1 July 1970 . She was transferred to Crest Tankers , Inc . in connection with the trade in of " ST Beaujolais " , O . N . 267198 , for upgrading the Reserve Fleet . On 4 March 1988 she was sold to C . J . W . Shipping and Trading , to be scrapped in Taiwan . At 0930 EST , on 23 November 1988 she was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet and sent to the breaker ' s yard . Award . " Allendale " earned one battle star for her World War II service