USS Darke
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Darke |
| Namesake | Darke County, Ohio |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 29 August 1944 |
| Commissioned | 10 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 17 April 1946 |
| Honors and awards | 2 Battle stars |
| Fate | Scrapped 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Haskell-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 6,873 tons |
| Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 26 |
| Complement | 56 Officers, 480 Enlisted |
| Armament | |
USS Darke (APA-159) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy in from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974.