Evacuation Transport

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An Evacuation Transport is a vessel type employed by the U.S. Navy. Its designation is APH, and the vessel is used to evacuate personnel, principally the wounded.

[edit] Example of an Evacuation Transport

An example of such a vessel is the USS Pinkney (APH-2).

[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.