High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Attala (APA-130) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the US Navy. She was built and used during World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. She was named for Attala County, Mississippi. Attala was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 46) on 18 July 1944 at Wilmington, California, by the California Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 27 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Paul Piggot; and simultaneously acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 30 November 1944, Commander William S. G. Davis in command.