The Artemis class attack cargo ships were built by Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. of Providence, R.I., during World War II. Like all AKA's, they were designed to carry combat loaded military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and troops on enemy shores during amphibious operations. Compared to other classes of AKA's, these ships had a much shallower draft, and a lower main deck aft. All these ships were built on the same standard hull design, but there were some differences from ship to ship: