USS Ascella (AK-137) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II.

[3] Two days after commissioning, the cargo ship arrived at the Naval Supply Depot, Oakland, California, to load stores, provisions, and ammunition.

[3] On 3 February, she shifted berths and began loading supplies bound for the US Army occupation garrison on newly won Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands.

After interrupting her voyage at Pearl Harbor to drop off three landing craft for repairs, the ship returned to the Naval Supply Depot, Oakland, on 23 March.

She entered Pearl Harbor on 10 April, and began a four-day visit during which her passengers disembarked and she loaded ammunition and armory equipment.

[3] Upon her arrival in Majuro lagoon, the cargo ship began replenishing the warships of Task Force (TF) 58.

[3] After disembarking the remaining 27 passengers, the ship started loading dry stores and provisions bound for the fleet in the Central Pacific.

In addition to serving as station stores ship issuing supplies to various units of the fleet, she also provided berthing spaces for transient sailors.

The cargo ship delivered supplies to Nouméa, New Caledonia, between 5 and 9 February, and, with another group of passengers embarked, resumed her voyage.

Throughout the final campaigns -- Okinawa and the US 3rd Fleet–US 5th Fleet air assault on the Japanese home islands—the cargo ship remained at Ulithi issuing stores and provisions to the warships prosecuting those actions.

After duty at Okinawa from 16 September to 23 October, Ascella moved on to Samar in the central Philippines where she issued stores and provisions from 5 November to 24 December.

Forced to get underway on Christmas Eve Day, she celebrated the holiday at sea before entering Shanghai, China, on 30 December 1945.

[3] She was transferred to MARCOM for layup with the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, California, 28 May 1947.