USS Dutchess (APA-98) was a Windsor-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Dutchess (APA-98) was named after a county in New York State. She was launched 26 August 1944 by Bethlehem Sparrow's Point Shipyard, Sparrow's Point, Maryland, under a Maritime Commission contract; transferred to the Navy 4 November 1944; and commissioned the same day, Commander A. B. Leggett in command.