High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Bandera (APA-131) 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. Bandera was named for Bandera County, Texas. Bandera was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 47) on 23 July 1944 at Wilmington, California, by the California Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 6 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer P. Abernethy; acquired by the Navy on 5 December 1944; and commissioned on 6 December 1944, Captain George C. Miller in command.