USS Griggs (APA-110)

USS "Griggs" (APA-110) was a "Windsor"-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. She was commissioned late in the war and initially assigned to transport duties; consequently she did not take part in any combat operations.

"Griggs" (APA-110), was named after a county in North Dakota. A Type C3 ship, she was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi; acquired by the Navy on a loan-charter basis 13 December 1944; and commissioned 14 December 1944, Captain Arthur C. Wood in command.

World War II

After shakedown at Galveston, Texas, "Griggs" trained precommissioning crews out of Newport, Rhode Island, before reaching Norfolk, Virginia 31 March 1945. There she embarked 40 officers and 1,416 men of the 41st Marine Depot Company and the 55th Marine Replacement Draft.

Clearing Norfolk 26 May "Griggs" sailed via Canal Zone and discharged her passengers at San Francisco 1 June 1945. She departed Port Hueneme 17 June with 1,032 Seabees embarked and touched at Eniwetok and Ulithi before discharging her passengers at Okinawa and Manila Bay, Philippine Islands.

After hostilities

After delivering occupation troops to Japan from Lingayen Gulf and Mindanao, "Griggs" took up Operation Magic-Carpet duty and departed Saipan 2 November 1945, en route to San Diego, where she arrived 13 days later with many happy war veterans. "Griggs" made two more "Magic-Carpet" voyages returning to San Francisco from her last trip 21 February 1946.

Decommission

Departing San Pedro, California, 12 March 1946, "Griggs" sailed via Canal Zone and reached Norfolk 28 March. She remained there until decommissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, 27 May 1946. Delivered to the War Shipping Administration the next day, her name was stricken from the Navy List 19 June 1946.

Commercial service

Sold to Moore-McCormack Lines 21 April 1948, she became "Mormacrey".

References

* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/amphib/apa110.htm USS "Griggs" (APA-110)] , DANFS Online.
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/030110.htm APA-110 "Griggs"] , Navsource Online.