USS Latimer (APA-152) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947 and from 1950 to 1956. She was scrapped in 1972. History Latimer was launched under Maritime Commission contract 4 July 1944 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. Melvin H. McCoy; acquired by the Navy 28 August 1944; and commissioned the same day at Astoria, Oregon. World War II Departing Seattle, Washington, 11 September 1944, Latimer steamed via San Francisco, California, to San Pedro, California, where she arrived 16 September. After shakedown off southern California, she embarked 1,301 troops at San Francisco and departed 26 October for the western Pacific Ocean. She sailed via Hollandia, New Guinea, and Noumea, New Caledonia, to the Solomons; arrived Guadalcanal 21 December for amphibious assault exercises; then steamed to Manus, Admiralties, 25 to 31 December to prepare for the invasion of Luzon. Assigned to task group TG 77.9 as a reinforcement transport, Latimer cleared Seeadler Harbor 2 January 1945, bound for Lingayen Gulf. She arrived off San Fabian, Luzon, 11 January; discharged troops and support equipment; then steamed 13 to 27 January via Leyte Gulf and Manus to Wakde, New Guinea, where she embarked additional troops for passage to Luzon. After steaming to Lingayen Gulf 2 to 10 February, she sailed the 10th for Leyte Gulf and arrived 14 February to prepare for the invasion of Okinawa. During most of March Latimer rehearsed assault landings off Samar before departing San Pedro Bay in convoy 27 March. Assigned to task group TG 55.3, she carried troops of the U.S. 96th Infantry Division and arrived off Hagushi, Okinawa, at dawn 1 April. She debarked troops at 0730 for the first wave against beaches Brown 1 and 2, then remained in the inner transport area to discharge troops and cargo until 1930, when she prepared for night retirement at sea. After successfully repelling a Japanese aerial attack at dawn 3 April, she completed unloading operations the following morning and departed Okinawa the 5th. Steaming via Guam and Pearl Harbor, she arrived San Francisco Bay 29 April; proceeded to Seattle 20 to 22 May; embarked 1,422 troops; and departed 28 May for the Far East. After touching at Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and Ulithi, she arrived Hagushi 14 July and discharged troops and military cargo. With 350 veterans embarked she sailed 22 July for the United States via