High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gosper (APA-170) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. Gosper (APA-170) was launched under Maritime Commission contract by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon, 20 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. E. P. Nelson; transferred to the Navy and commissioned 18 November 1944, Comdr. F. W. McCann in command.