Crenshaw in December 1945
History
United States
Name	USS Crenshaw (APA-76)
Namesake	Crenshaw County, Alabama
Builder	Consolidated Steel
Launched	27 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. F. M. Earle
Acquired	3 January 1944
Commissioned	4 January 1945
Decommissioned	19 April 1946
Fate	Scrapped 22 December 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Gilliam-class attack transport
Displacement	4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl)
Length	426 ft (130 m)
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
Speed	16.9 knots
Capacity	47 Officers, 802 Enlisted
Crew	27 Officers, 295 Enlisted
Armament	1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts
Notes	MCV Hull No. ?, hull type S4-SE2-BD1

USS Crenshaw (APA-76) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1964.

History

Crenshaw was named after a county in Alabama. She was launched 27 October 1944 by Consolidated Steel at Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; transferred to the Navy 3 January 1945; and commissioned the next day.

World War II

Crenshaw arrived at Pearl Harbor 5 March 1945 and joined in amphibious training in the Hawaiian Islands until 9 June when she sailed with passengers for San Francisco. She sailed to Seattle for repairs and from there put to sea 7 July for Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Okinawa, arriving just after the end of hostilities on 12 August.

Postwar transport missions

On occupation duty she carried Marines to Jinsen, Korea and to Taku, China, then sailed by way of Manila to Hong Kong to transport Chinese troops to Chinwangtao and Qingdao. At Nagoya, Japan, she embarked homeward-bound troops and sailed 27 November for Tacoma, Washington, arriving 11 December.

Decommissioning

Crenshaw was decommissioned at Seattle 19 April 1946 and delivered to the War Shipping Administration 30 June 1946 for disposal. She was scrapped by Zidell Explorations Inc. on 22 December 1964.