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A list of troop transport ships of the United States Navy, organized by subcategories and pages. Find information on the history, design, and service of each ship, as well as media and references.
A list of troop ships used by the U.S. Army, Navy and other agencies, including Victory ships, cargo ships and unique transports. Find out the names, types and histories of these vessels that transported troops and supplies during wars and conflicts.
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) is a shipbuilding program for high-speed, shallow draft vessels for the U.S. Navy. The EPF can transport cargo, troops, and helicopters, and has various roles such as drug interdiction and humanitarian assistance.
USS General W. A. Mann (AP-112) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.. General W. A. Mann, a P2-type troopship, was built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, in 1942–43 and commissioned on the date of acquisition, 13 October 1943.
USS General John Pope (AP-110) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II. After the war she was transferred to the Army and redesignated USAT General John Pope. She later served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a civilian-crewed Military Sea Transportation Service vessel, as USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110).
Haskell-class attack transports were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy created in 1944. They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft.
Learn about the origins, roles and examples of troopships, ships used to carry soldiers in peacetime or wartime. Find out how troopships evolved from ancient Rome to World War II and beyond, and how they were converted from commercial liners or designed for specific purposes.
Find out the names, hull numbers, classes, types, commission dates, and homeports of the US Navy's approximately 475 ships in active service and the reserve fleet. See also the ships that are planned, under construction, or scheduled for retirement by 2028.