The USS Geneva (APA-86) was a Gilliam-class attack transport built during World War II, serving with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1947. Launched on 31 January 1945 by Consolidated Steel in Wilmington, Los Angeles, she was acquired by the Navy on 21 March 1945 and commissioned the following day. The vessel measured approximately 426 feet in length, with a beam of around 66 feet, and was designed to carry troops, equipment, and cargo for amphibious operations. Following her shakedown cruise out of San Diego, Geneva embarked on her first missions in June 1945, transporting over 500 Marines and sailors to Pearl Harbor and Majuro Atoll. She also transported Japanese prisoners of war and veterans, notably landing them at San Francisco on 27 June. In August, Geneva participated in the deployment of nearly a thousand soldiers to Okinawa, arriving at Buckner Bay on 12 August. She subsequently transported Army units to Inchon, Korea, in September, and later, after weathering a typhoon, she carried the 11th Artillery Regiment of the 4th Marine Battalion to Taku, China. Geneva's service included significant post-war humanitarian missions, notably rescuing European repatriates from Japanese concentration camps in China and transporting Chinese troops and equipment to Chinwangtao and Qingdao. Her voyage from the Philippines to San Francisco in December 1945 marked her return to the United States. In 1946, Geneva took part in Operation Crossroads, a joint atomic bomb testing at Bikini Atoll. She arrived off Bikini on 30 May 1946, and was involved in both "Test Able" (air-dropped atomic bomb) and "Test Baker" (underwater atomic explosion). She survived both tests, including the first underwater nuclear detonation, and was declared free of radioactivity afterward. Decommissioned at Norfolk in January 1947, Geneva was struck from the Navy List in February and placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. She remained in reserve until being sold for scrap in November 1966. Her service history highlights her role in post-war troop movements, humanitarian relief, and nuclear testing during the immediate aftermath of World War II.

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