USS Sherburne (APA-205) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport, built and used during World War II.

Sherburne was laid down under United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 553, on 18 May 1944, by the Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No.

During her duty as a training vessel, 24 October to 22 December, she embarked the officers and men of 19 ships for periods of one to five days each for short cruises to the operating areas off Point Reyes.

From 14 to 29 January, the ship underwent strenuous training in all phases of amphibious operations; and, on completion of this duty, she returned to the San Francisco area to load cargo.

Operations were delayed by bad weather and air attacks; but, on the morning of 4 May, the ship completed offloading and got underway to return to Ulithi, arriving at that base on 9 May.

Arriving at Manila two days later, she put the rest of her troops and cargo ashore and shifted to Subic Bay on 25 July for minor repairs and upkeep.

After picking up more troops and boats at Bugo, Mindanao, the ship sailed from Abuyog, Leyte, on 22 September for Kure, Japan.

The ship entered Bungo Suido early on 5 October; and, after cautiously passing through a succession of mined areas in the Inland Sea, reached Hiro Wan the next day.

[3] Sherburne was next scheduled for duty in "Operation Magic Carpet" to return servicemen to the United States; but she was diverted to Okinawa where, from 12 October to 14 November, she served as accommodation ship for a total of over 1,400 survivors of mine vessels and other craft wrecked there in a recent typhoon.

[3] Sherburne was decommissioned on 3 August 1946; and, after a decade in reserve in Navy custody, was transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) at Suisun Bay, California, 9 September 1958.

[3] Over 20 years after her decommissioning, Sherburne was called back to active duty to support the Navy's Polaris and Poseidon fleet ballistic missile flight test program.

On 19 September 2000, she was laid up in MARAD's James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Virginia, with permanent Title transfer 28 July 2001.