USS Waukesha

History
United States
NameUSS Waukesha
NamesakeWaukesha County, Wisconsin
BuilderNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
Laid down3 July 1944
Launched6 September 1944
Decommissioned10 July 1946
Renamed
  • SS Mary Luckenbach
  • SS Bayou State
Stricken31 July 1946
Honors &
awards
1 battle star (World War II)
Fate
  • Sold into merchant service, 1947
  • Scrapped October 1970
General characteristics
Class & typeTolland-class attack cargo ship
Displacement13,910 long tons (14,133 t) full
Length459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draft26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement395
Armament

USS Waukesha (AKA-84) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1970.