in the late 1960's, with Audrain (APA-59) becoming the last surviving example before being scrapped in 1973. In fiction The 1956 movie Away All Boats presents operations on an attack transport. It was based on a popular novel of the same name, written by an officer who served on one during World War 2. See also Artemis-class attack cargo ship Haskell-class attack transport Footnotes References See the individual ship entries at DANFS Online (APA-57 to APA-88). Information on those vessels missing at this site (Appling, Audrain and Gasconade) can be found at Navsource Online (Audrain), or at the Hyperwar website (see Gasconade and Appling). An alternative reference for dates and basic information is the Attack Transport Index page of Navsource Online. External links Gillum night launch photo ("Planning and Production Methods at Consolidated Steel's Plant" article on the design) ANALYSIS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE FOR NAVAL UNITS OF OPERATION CROSSROADS - Volume I-Basic Report ANALYSIS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE FOR NAVAL UNITS OF OPERATION CROSSROADS - Volume II-(Appendix A) Target Ships INTERNAL DOSE ASSESSMENT - OPERATION CROSSROADS Gilliam (APA-57) Class