USS Granville ( APA - 171 ) USS " Granville " ( APA - 171 ) was a acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas . World War II service . Named after a county in North Carolina , " Granville " ( " APA - 171 " ) was launched 23 October 1944 by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp . , Portland , Oregon , under a Maritime Commission contract ; sponsored by Mrs . Lowell Stockman ; transferred to the Navy 21 November 1944 and commissioned the same day , Captain R . A . MacKerracher in command . Transporting troops and their equipment to Okinawa . " Granville " began her transport duties when she cleared San Francisco , California , 26 January 1945 carrying passengers to Pearl Harbor , the Marshalls , Carolines and Marianas . Departing Honolulu 18 April 1945 " Granville " sortied from Saipan 2 May to land 1 , 350 troops of the U . S . 10th Army on Okinawa 6 – 8 May . Already begun , Okinawa was the climax of America ' s amphibious sweep across the Pacific Ocean . End - of - war operations . Departing Okinawa 15 May 1945 " Granville " delivered casualties to San Francisco 10 June via Ulithi , Guam and Pearl Harbor . Clearing San Francisco 26 June she called again at Okinawa with more troops . " Granville " departed Okinawa 23 August and loaded occupation troops at Lingayen Gulf 10 – 20 September 1945 . Putting her troops ashore at Wakayama , Japan , 25 September she called at Mindanao , Philippine Islands , 9 – 14 October to embark 1 , 447 troops of the 2d Battalion , 34th Infantry Regiment . " Granville " sailed from Mindanao 15 October and landed her troops at Matsuyama 21 – 24 October 1945 ; part of the U . S . 5th Fleet landing of the U . S . X Corps ( Central Occupation Group ) , U . S . 6th Army in Kyūshū and western Honshū . Post - war " clean up " operations . Departing Matsuyama , Japan 28 October 1945 , " Granville " was assigned to the " Operation Magic Carpet " fleet carrying veteran troops to the United States from the Solomons , New Guinea , Admiralties , New Hebrides , and New Caledonia . She returned to San Francisco from her last voyage 25 January 1946 , sailed from San Francisco 15 February and reached Norfolk , Virginia , 9 March 1946 via the Panama Canal Zone . Post - war decommissioning . " Granville " decommissioned there 10 May 1946 . She was returned to the Maritime Commission the next day and her name stricken from the Navy List 21 May 1946 . Placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet , she was berthed in James River , Virginia . Sold for scrapping in 1973 . Military awards and honors . " Granville " earned one battle star for World War II service . Her crew was eligible for the following medals : Notes on the " Haskell " class attack transport . The " Haskells " were very active in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations , landing Marines and Army troops and transporting casualties at Iwo Jima and Okinawa . Ships of the class were among the first Allied ships to enter Tokyo Bay at the end of World War II , landing the first occupation troops at Yokosuka . After the end of World War II , most participated in Operation Magic Carpet , the massive sealift of U . S . personnel back to the United States . A few of the " Haskell " class were reactivated for the Korean War , with some staying in service into the Vietnam War . The " Haskell " - class design , Maritime Commission standard type VC2 - S - AP5 , is a subtype of the World War II Victory ship design .