High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Grafton (APA-109) was a Bayfield-class attack transport which served with the United States Navy during World War II. Originally laid down in San Francisco by Western Pipe & Steel as a Type C3-S-A2 cargo ship named Sea Sparrow, the ship was renamed USS Grafton during construction and completed as an attack transport designation APA-109. Grafton was commissioned on January 5, 1945 with Captain C. D. Emory in command.