Evacuation Transport

An Evacuation Transport is a vessel type employed by the U.S. Navy. Its designation is APH,^[1] and the vessel is used to evacuate personnel, principally the wounded.

Evacuation transports

References

^ "Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. 2011. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/oldclass.htm. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

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

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