USS Renville ( APA - 227 ) USS " Renville " ( APA - 227 ) was a that saw service with the US Navy in World War II , the Korean War and the Vietnam War . " Renville " was named after counties in Minnesota and North Dakota . She was laid down 19 August 1944 as MCV hull 673 by Kaiser Shipbuilding of Vancouver , Washington , launched 25 October 1944 , and commissioned 15 November 1944 , Capt . William W . Ball in command . Operational service . World War II . Following shakedown out of San Diego , " Renville " sailed in January 1945 for Guadalcanal , where in March she embarked 1 , 620 combat - ready troops for the invasion of Okinawa . Invasion of Okinawa . " Renville " ' s assault boats transported the troops to the beach at Okinawa 1 April . Departing on the 5th , she steamed via Saipan and Pearl Harbor to San Francisco . During the remainder of the war , she transported troops and supplies between various Pacific Islands and the United States . After hostilities . In September , she carried 1 , 436 Allied prisoners of war from Japan to Manila . In 1946 she returned additional troops to the United States , and then operated along the Pacific coast . Peacetime missions . Operating in the western Pacific , " Renville " was ordered to Jakarta , Indonesia , in December 1947 . " Renville " became Headquarters ship for the U . N . Truce Commission that negotiated settlement terms between Dutch military forces and Indonesian nationalists . This resulted in the " Renville " agreement . After operating off the West Coast from May 1948 to January 1949 , she voyaged to China later in January , and returned 8 February . Korean War . Decommissioned 30 June 1949 at Mare Island , California , " Renville " recommissioned 5 January 1952 for service in the Korean War . Departing San Francisco for the western Pacific 13 November 1952 , she shuttled troops between Japan and Korean ports such as Pusan and Inchon . After June 1953 , she steamed to San Diego . Peacetime missions . Sailing for the western Pacific in September 1954 , she carried marines to Kobe , Japan , and conducted amphibious training in Korea , before returning to San Diego 17 March 1955 . Departing San Diego in August , she participated in a landing exercise at Iwo Jima in February 1956 , and returned to San Diego in March . In January 1957 , she joined a landing exercise at Camp Pendleton . On WestPac tour from February to September , she joined a major landing exercise on eastern Luzon in March and another in the Pohang - Dong area of Korea in June . After duty at Eniwetok from January to June 1958 , she operated in the western Pacific from October 1958 to March 1959 . In May 1959 she joined a landing exercise at Camp Pendleton . On WestPac tour from October 1959 to April 1960 , she was station ship at Hong Kong in January and February , and participated in a joint landing exercise at Taiwan in March . Again in the Far East from April to 5 December 1961 , she sailed to Okinawa , Subic Bay , Hong Kong , Taiwan , and Yokosuka . Cuban missile crisis . Following West Coast duties in early 1962 , she headed for the Caribbean 27 October 1962 in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis , returning to San Diego 13 December . Deployed to WestPac from December 1962 to May 1963 , she ended 1963 in West Coast operations . Role in Hollywood film . Sailing for WestPac in June 1964 , she participated in the filming on Oahu , Hawaii , of Otto Preminger ' s movie " In Harm ' s Way " in July . Vietnam War . In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in August , she ranged the coast of Vietnam from Da Nang to Saigon with 1 , 350 marines on alert status for 67 consecutive days . Replenished at Yokosuka , she performed similar duty off Vietnam in November , before returning to San Diego 18 December . After a landing exercise at Camp Pendleton , California , in March 1965 , her WestPac tour of May to August took her to Hawaii , Okinawa , Da Nang , Qui Nhon , Sasebo , and Yokosuka . After local duty , she began her WestPac tour of March 1966 to October , carrying marines to Okinawa and Chu Lai , Vietnam , before serving as station ship at Da Nang in August and September . Decommission . In 1967 she prepared for deactivation . Transferred to the Maritime Administration ( MARAD ) 23 April 1968 , she joined the National Defense Reserve Fleet , Suisun Bay , California . She was redesignated an amphibious transport ( LPA - 227 ) on 1 January 1969 . She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 September 1976 and disposed of by MARAD on 19 February 1982 . Her final disposition is unknown . On the disposition of the USS Renville , APA - 227 . A letter from Mr . Shawn Ireland , MARAD , Ship Disposal Program , dated 19 March 2007 . " I was able to locate some additional information regarding the subject vessel and the transaction ( it ' s disposal ) . The Trade - in Exchange Program was enacted by Congress to allow MARAD to add vessels to the National Defense Reserve Fleet that , according to their owners , had become economically obsolete , but were still operable and could suit the NDRF sea lift purpose . The trade in vessels had to be constructed in the United States and must not have been documented under a foreign flag . This program allowed US Flag vessel owners to trade in there economically obsolete ships in exchange for older vessels in the NDRF that were scheduled for scrapping . The vessels removed from the NDRF had to be scrapped and could not be used for operations . MARAD , Farrell Lines Inc . , and C . W . Enterprises and Investments Inc . entered into agreements on February 19 , 1982 , which consisted of the following . 1 . Farrell Lines would trade in the vessel AMBASSADOR and receive ( 4 ) obsolete NDRF vessels , the BEXAR ( LPA - 237 ) , the RENVILLE ( APA - 227 ) , the NAVARRO ( LPA - 215 ) , and the BOLLINGER ( LPA - 234 ) . 2 . Contract MA - 10708 , between MARAD , Farrell Lines Inc . , and C . W . Enterprises and Investments Inc . , transferred title to the vessel to Farrell and then immediately to C . W . Enterprises for the sole purpose of scrapping the vessels in either Taiwan or South Korea . The contract is explicit , in that the vessels must be scrapped . C . W . Enterprise and Investments sounds like a broker , who in turn would sell the vessels for scrap to the highest bidder in either Taiwan or South Korea . I am positive that the RENVILLE , along with the three other ships , were scrapped in Taiwan or South Korea . " Submitted by R . R . Bradshaw Decorations . " Renville " received one battle star for World War II service , two for the Korean War , and four for the Vietnam War .